Athenry Castle
Athenry Castle is a castle in County Galway, Connacht. Athenry Castle is situated nearby to the museum Heritage Center, as well as near Athenry Post Office.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 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 Abbey is situated 200 metres south of 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 is situated 340 metres northwest of Athenry Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Athenry and Craughwell.
Athenry
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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 Athenry Castle.
Athenry Castle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Wheelchair access: limited
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.30004° or 53° 18′ 0″ northLongitude
-8.74429° or 8° 44′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C5H8724+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 1138458137OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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