Athenry
Sign in to saveAthenry (; ) is a town in County Galway, Ireland, which lies east of Galway city. Some of the attractions of the medieval town are its town wall, Athenry Castle, its priory and its 13th-century street-plan. The town is also well known by virtue of the song "The Fields of Athenry". The town is in a townland, civil parish and barony of the same name.
Key facts
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- 47
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- Town
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- Athenry
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- ga
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- Athenry Castle.jpg
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- Athenry Castle
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- Ireland
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- right
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- Location in Ireland
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- Country
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- Ireland
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- Province
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- Connacht
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- County
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- County Galway
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- 2022
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
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- Transport
- Industry
- Sport
- International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
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Athenry (; ) is a town in County Galway, Ireland, which lies east of Galway city. Some of the attractions of the medieval town are its town wall, Athenry Castle, its priory and its 13th-century street-plan. The town is also well known by virtue of the song "The Fields of Athenry". The town is in a townland, civil parish and barony of the same name.
==History== left|thumb|St. Mary's Parish Church in Athenry.
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