Athenry Town

Athenry Town is a parking area in County Galway, Connacht. Athenry Town is situated nearby to the city gate North Gate, as well as near the school Coláiste an Eachréidh.

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 130 metres southeast of Athenry Town.

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 290 metres south of Athenry Town.

Athenry

Railway stop

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 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 210 metres west of Athenry Town.

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 Town.

Athenry Town

Type: Parking area
Category: transportation
Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.30079° or 53° 18′ 3″ north

Longitude

-8.74592° or 8° 44′ 45″ west

Parking

surface

Operator

Galway County Council

Open location code

9C5H8723+8J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 724522425

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=parking

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include North Gate and Coláiste an Eachréidh.

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