Athenry
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Athenry is a town in County Galway, Ireland, which lies 25 kilometres east of Galway city. Some of the attractions of the medieval town are its town wall, Athenry Castle, its priory and its 13th-centu
Athenry Castle
St. Mary's Parish Church in Athenry.
A late Bronze Age shield, found near Athenry, is now in the British Museum
Athenry Dominican Priory
Athenry railway station
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Athenry railway station serves the town of Athenry in County Galway.
Athenry
…held in the British Museum's collection. By road, Athenry is served by the M6 motorway which links Galway city to Dublin. By rail, it is served by the Athenry railway station, which opened on 1 August 1851 and lies on the Galway–Dublin main line of the Irish rail network. The town is at the junction of the Galway–Dublin line…
Platform at Athenry
Athenry with a train heading to Galway
A steam hauled railtour in 1988
Athenry rail connections in the 1900s