Blean
Blean is a locality in County Galway, Connacht. Blean is situated nearby to the locality Kingsland, as well as near Esker.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Athenry Castle and Athenry Abbey.
Athenry Castle
Castle
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Athenry Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in Athenry, Ireland.
Athenry Abbey
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The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Athenry, also called Athenry Priory, is a medieval Dominican priory and National Monument located in Athenry, Ireland.
Kilcornan, County Galway
Archaeological site
Kilcornan is an abandoned village and national monument located in County Galway, Ireland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Athenry and Craughwell.
Athenry
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Athenry is a market town in County Galway with medieval town walls, castle and abbey. In Irish it's Baile Átha an Rí, town of the ford of the king. Those kings were the Ó Mainnín dynasty, ousted in the 12th century by supporters of the O'Connor kings, who in turn were ousted in the 13th century by the Anglo-Norman de Bermingham overlords.
Craughwell
Village
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Craughwell is a village and townland in County Galway, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the village had a population of approximately 1,000 people. Craughwell is 8 km south of Athenry, 12 km west of Loughrea, and 22 km east of Galway city. Craughwell is situated 7 km south of Blean.
Blean
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.29139° or 53° 17′ 29″ northLongitude
-8.71361° or 8° 42′ 49″ westElevation
48 metres (157 feet)Open location code
9C5H77RP+HHGeoNames ID
3312357
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