Ard Esker
Ard Esker is a residential area in County Galway, Connacht. Ard Esker is situated nearby to the railway station Athenry, as well as near the school Coláiste an Eachréidh.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Athenry Castle and Athenry.
Athenry Castle
Castle
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Athenry Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in Athenry, Ireland. Athenry Castle is situated 1 km southeast of Ard Esker.
Athenry
Railway stop
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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 660 metres south of Ard Esker.
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 1 km south of Ard Esker.
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 9 km south of Ard Esker.
Ard Esker
- Type: Residential area
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.3073° or 53° 18′ 26″ northLongitude
-8.74968° or 8° 44′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C5H8742+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 424835470OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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