Athenry Abbey
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.Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Dominican priory
- Also known as: “Athenry Friary” and “Athenry Priory”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Athenry Castle and Athenry.
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 210 metres north of Athenry Abbey.
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 450 metres northwest of Athenry Abbey.
Presentation College, Athenry
School
Presentation College, Athenry is a voluntary secondary school which is predominantly Catholic in character located in the town of Athenry, County Galway, Ireland. It is under the trusteeship of Catholic Education an Irish Schools Trust. Presentation College, Athenry is situated 1 km west of Athenry Abbey.
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 Abbey.
Athenry Abbey
- Categories: priory, church, building, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.29829° or 53° 17′ 54″ northLongitude
-8.74449° or 8° 44′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C5H77X4+86OpenStreetMap ID
way 721752270OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q1774960
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Athenry Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kloster Athenry”
- German: “Kloster Athenry”
- Irish: “Mainistir Bhaile Átha an Rí”
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