The Winged Horse
The Winged Horse is a work of art in County Galway, Connacht. The Winged Horse is situated nearby to Athenry Castle, 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 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 130 metres south of The Winged Horse.
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 360 metres northwest of The Winged Horse.
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 The Winged Horse.
The Winged Horse
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.29941° or 53° 17′ 58″ northLongitude
-8.74457° or 8° 44′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C5H77X4+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
node 9424741182OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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