Heritage Center

Heritage Center is a museum in County Galway, Connacht. Heritage Center is situated nearby to Athenry Town Square, as well as near Athenry Post Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Athenry Castle and Athenry Abbey.

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 130 metres northeast of Heritage Center.

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 180 metres southeast of Heritage Center.

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 280 metres northwest of Heritage Center.

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 Heritage Center.

Heritage Center

Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.29961° or 53° 17′ 59″ north

Longitude

-8.746° or 8° 44′ 46″ west

Open location code

9C5H77X3+RH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9116613555

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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