Athenry

Athenry is a railway stop in County Galway, Connacht. Athenry is situated nearby to the school Coláiste an Eachréidh, as well as near the government building Skylark Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Athenry and 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 Castle

Castle

Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Athenry Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in Athenry, Ireland. Athenry Castle is situated 340 metres southeast of Athenry.

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 460 metres southeast of Athenry.

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.

Athenry

Type: Railway stop
Categories: transport stop and transportation
Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.30145° or 53° 18′ 5″ north

Longitude

-8.74891° or 8° 44′ 56″ west

Operator

Iarnród Éireann—Irish Rail

Network

InterCity

Open location code

9C5H8722+HC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12285774099

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=stop

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In Other Languages

“Athenry” goes by many names.

Irish: “Baile Átha an Rí”

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Highlights include Athenry and Coláiste an Eachréidh.

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