The Twelve Apostles
The Twelve Apostles is a monument in County Galway, Connacht. The Twelve Apostles is situated nearby to Athenry Post Office, as well as near Athenry Abbey.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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 Castle is situated 110 metres north of The Twelve Apostles.
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.
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 380 metres northwest of The Twelve Apostles.
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
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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 8 km south of The Twelve Apostles.
The Twelve Apostles
- Type: Monument
- Inscription: “These twelve men from the Athenry area were arrested, charged and convicted for their involvement in the 1916 rising. They were known locally as THE TWELVE APOSTLES.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.29915° or 53° 17′ 57″ northLongitude
-8.74466° or 8° 44′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C5H77X4+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 9424741183OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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