Athenry

Athenry
Baile Átha an Rí
Town
Athenry Castle
Athenry is located in Ireland
Athenry
Athenry
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°18′00″N 8°44′46″W / 53.300°N 8.746°W / 53.300; -8.746
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Galway
Elevation
47 m (154 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
4,603
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
H65
Telephone area code+353(0)91
Irish Grid ReferenceM500282

Athenry (/æθənˈr/;[a] Irish: Baile Átha an Rí, meaning 'Town of the Ford of the King') is a town in County Galway, Ireland, which lies 25 kilometres (16 miles) 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".

  1. ^ "Profile 1 – Population Distribution and Movement F1015 – Population: Athenry, Co. Galway". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 21 July 2023.


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