Athenry Library
Athenry Library is a library in County Galway, Connacht. Athenry Library is situated nearby to Athenry Fire Station, as well as near the health club Target Fitness.- Type: Library
- Description: public library in Ireland
- Wheelchair access: yes
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 410 metres northeast of Athenry Library.
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 300 metres east of Athenry Library.
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 420 metres north of Athenry Library.
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 Athenry Library.
Athenry Library
- Categories: public library, building, and education
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.29764° or 53° 17′ 52″ northLongitude
-8.74891° or 8° 44′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C5H77X2+3COpenStreetMap ID
way 178054687OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q56260769
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In Other Languages
“Athenry Library” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Leabharlann Baile Átha an Rí”
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