Athenry

Athenry is a town in , . Athenry is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Athenry and Athenry Castle.

Railway stop
Photo: Conor Lawless, CC BY 2.0.
railway station serves the town of in . The station lies on the Dublin to Galway intercity service, to Limerick and Galway to commuter services.

Castle
Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a tower house and National Monument located in , .

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 , Ireland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Athenry and Craughwell.

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is a market town in 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.

Village
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is a village and townland in , . As of the 2022 census, the village had a population of approximately 1,000 people. is 8 km south of , 12 km west of , and 22 km east of Galway city. is situated 8 km south of Athenry.

Athenry

Latitude
53.30274° or 53° 18′ 10″ north
Longitude
-8.74909° or 8° 44′ 57″ west
Open location code
9C5H8732+39
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1094043754
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
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