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Athenry Castle is a large rectangular building with base-batter, originally containing only a hall on the upper level and storerooms at ground level. The battlements are 13th century with tall arrowslits in the merlons. In the 15th century, these parapets were incorporated into gables at the north and south ends for a new roof.
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Between Athenry and Galway city is the pleasant town of Oranmore, at the head of a creek that forms part of Galway Bay. The castle was built by the Earl of Clanricarde. Athenry in pictures Athenry Park & Castle The Arch Athenry Athenry Abbey Athenry Heritage Centre Where to stay
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Athenry Castle is a 'hall keep castle' comprising two main components; a keep and an enclosing wall. The keep consists of a large, rectangular building which originally had a spacious first-floor hall open to the roof and a viewing gallery.
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Very nice medieval castle in Athenry. Part of the medieval city of Athenry, the Norman castle is very well preserved. Built in 13th century the castle looks better than a tower and is surrounded by think, still standing walls. It was built on the shores of the river Clareen and the view is spectacular.
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Athenry, market town, County Galway, Ireland. It was founded in the 13th century during the Anglo-Norman colonization. Much of the medieval town wall (1211) survives, together with the keep of the castle (1235) and part of the Dominican priory (founded 1241), which was specifically exempted from Henry VIII 's dissolution of the monasteries.
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Athenry Castle is one of the best castles in Galway to visit and an ideal place for visitors to start learning about the town's history. It is the starting point from where the town has grown. There has been considerable debates on the date that the castle started being built.
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Athenry Co. Galway H65 WP93. Get Directions. Follow us. facebook; Athenry Castle. Guarding a strategic ford on the Clareen River is the imposing Athenry Castle. The dramatic three-storey hall-keep survives from the mid-thirteenth century. It is solidly impressive from the outside. The interior consists of a substantial basement, the Great Hall.
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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 C by supporters of the O'Connor kings, who in turn were ousted in the 13th C by the Anglo-Norman de Bermingham overlords.
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The history of Athenry pre dates the Anglo Normans as archaeologists also discovered that people lived there in the Bronze Age (2200 to 800 BC) and in the early medieval period, between 500 and 1200 AD, a stone-lined underground passage called a souterrain was discovered dating to that time.
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The activities of the Athenry Arts & Heritage Centre are accessible for all age groups and abilities and we welcome everyone to learn about the medieval history of the town which also includes its castle, the Dominican Priory and its defensive walls and towers. Opening Times Admission Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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There are 90 townlands that we know about in Athenry. This represents 100% of all the area in Athenry. An Pháirc (see Park (An Pháirc) , Athenry Civil Parish, Barony of Athenry, Co. Galway) An Phéic Rua (see Peakroe (An Phéic Rua) , Athenry Civil Parish, Barony of Clare, Co. Galway) Poll an Chapaill (see Pollacappul (Poll an Chapaill.
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meaning of Irish place name: baile - townland, town, homestead áth - ford Historical description: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, by Samuel Lewis, 1837 http://www.libraryireland.com/Athenry
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Athenry ( / æθənˈraɪ /; [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 mi) 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.
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Athenry is the best preserved medieval town in Ireland, retaining the upstanding remains of most of its original high-status buildings, in addition to its medieval street pattern and even individual property boundaries,. Athenry, Co. Galway, Rep. of Ireland. Phone: 091 844661.
