Athy

Also known as Baile Átha Í

Athy ( ; ) is a market town at the meeting of the River Barrow and the Grand Canal in south-west County Kildare, Ireland, 72 kilometres southwest of Dublin. A population of 11,035 (as of the 2022 census) made it the sixth largest town in Kildare and the 45th largest in the Republic of Ireland, a growth of 82% since the 2002 census.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Athy is referenced by 415 other articles, and connects out to Grand Canal, Curragh and Antarctica.

The entry is geolocated on the map in IE, across 3 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Athy, Former boroughs in the Republic of Ireland and Former urban districts in the Republic of Ireland.

Its subject is documented across 25 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Athy
Settlement.native_name_lang: ga
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: River Barrow and WhitesCastle Athy.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: River Barrow, Crom-a-Boo Bridge and White's Castle
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Leinster
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: County Kildare
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.population_total: 11,035
Settlement.area_code_type: Telephone area code

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: Republic of Ireland
Population: 9677
Area: 24.82
Elevation: 71
Time zone: Western European Time
Body of water: Grand Canal
Official website: www.athy.ie
Image: River Barrow and WhitesCastle Athy.JPG

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Commons category: Athy
Irish Grid Reference: S680939
historic county: County Kildare
twinned administrative body: Grandvilliers
native label: Baile Átha Í

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Article · Italiano

Athy (/əˈθaɪ/, in gaelico Baile Átha Í) è un centro abitato della contea di Kildare, in Irlanda, situato sulla corvengenza del fiume Barrow e del , a 72 chilometri di distanza da Dublino. Il villaggio prende il nome da un condottiero del II secolo d.C. che fu ucciso mentre attraversava il fiume: il nome gaelico significa "il villaggio del guado di Ae". Il villaggio è citato nella celebre canzone tradizionale irlandese Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye.

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