Athenry Castle
Athenry Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in Athenry, Ireland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Ireland
- Also known as: “Bermingham’s Court” and “King John’s Court”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Athenry Abbey and Athenry.
Athenry Abbey
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Athenry Abbey is situated 210 metres south of Athenry Castle.
Athenry
Railway stop
Photo: Conor Lawless, CC BY 2.0.
Athenry railway station serves the town of Athenry in County Galway. The station lies on the Dublin to Galway intercity service, Galway to Limerick and Galway to Athenry commuter services. Athenry is situated 330 metres northwest of Athenry Castle.
Kilcornan, County Galway
Archaeological site
Kilcornan is an abandoned village and national monument located in County Galway, Ireland. Kilcornan, County Galway is situated 2½ km northeast of Athenry Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Athenry and Craughwell.
Athenry
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 8 km south of Athenry Castle.
Athenry Castle
- Categories: tower house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.30016° or 53° 18′ 1″ northLongitude
-8.74435° or 8° 44′ 40″ westElevation
43 metres (141 feet)Operator
Office of Public WorksOpen location code
9C5H8724+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 182944517OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Uzbek—“Athenry Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Athenry gaztelua”
- Danish: “Athenry Castle”
- German: “Athenry Castle”
- Irish: “Caisleán Bhaile Átha an Rí”
- Russian: “Замок Атенрай”
- Russian: “Замок Атенри”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Атенрай”
- Uzbek: “Atenray qal’asi”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Athenry Castle”. Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.