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Crusheen (Irish: Croisín, meaning "the little cross") is a small village in County Clare, Ireland, in the Catholic parish of Crusheen (Inchicronan).
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- The clare tracin ensemble crusheen half set
- Map of Crusheen Co Clare Ireland
- Location
- Transport
- Notable people
- References
Map of Crusheen, Co. Clare, Ireland
Location
The village is 10 kilometres northeast of Ennis on the R458 road to Gort. It is in the parish of Crusheen (Inchicronan) in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. The parish church of St Cronan is in Crusheen. The village consists of the church, Garda station, two public houses, post office, a supermarket, petrol station, funeral home and a pharmacy. There is also a primary school and a community centre. The local GAA club is Crusheen GAA.
The main RTÉ Television and Radio Transmitter at Maghera mountain is located eastnortheast of the village.
Bordering villages to Crusheen are Barefield, Ballinruan, Clooney and Ruan.
According to the latest Census results, Crusheen had a population growth of 20% in the period 2006-2011. In numbers, the population went up from 720 to 864.