Athenry, Ireland Vacation
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Athenry, Ireland Tourism
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Athenry Ireland, dates from the mid 13th century. Today, Athenry contains some of the finest remaining town walling in Ireland including five towers and a town entrance known as North Gate. The castle, surrounded by its own curtain wall and towers, had 3 phases of construction between the 13th and 15th centuries. It later fell into ruin, but has recently been restored and is annually the scene of a medieval-type festival. There is also an Arts & Heritage Center.
Athenry Ireland, dates from the mid 13th century. Today, Athenry contains some of the finest remaining town walling in Ireland including five towers and a town entrance known as North Gate. The castle, surrounded by its own curtain wall and towers, had 3 phases of construction between the 13th and 15th centuries. It later fell into ruin, but has recently been restored and is annually the scene of a medieval-type festival. There is also an Arts & Heritage Center.
Athenry
Athenry is a small irish town located in the county of Galway. It is twenty-five kilometres east of Galway city. The town of Athenry was made famous when it was titled in a song "Fields of Athenry".
This town of full of culture and history. There is much to do and see in this city starting with the castle. Getting in and out of Athenry is easy as it lies on the main Galway-Dublin main line of the Irish rail network. There are daily trains running to and from the town into some of the major surrounding cities.
Athenry can be used a base from which you travel and tour the beautiful countryside.
The history of Athenry dates back to 1249 with the Battle of Athenry. Athenry, once known as Ath an Ri existed as a small settlement prior to its foundation as a town. At that time Athenry was considered to be more than just a military base in highly hostile territory. The victor of the day was Jordan de Exetar. People visit this site all year just to say that they have been to the site of Ath an Ri.
While staying in Athenry, you will enjoy the generous hospitality of the town's people. You will feel as if you had lived there all your life and that you are part of a family. There are number of hotels and bed and breakfasts that you stay in. The bed and breakfasts are designed to give you a feel of what life was in like the past. The hotels are somewhat more modern. All accommodations are affordable, with some being more pricey then others. During peak tourist times you may even be lucky enough to find an entire house that is being rented out. This is great when you are travelling with a large group of people or with your family.
There are a number of websites that have been dedicated to describing the history of Athenry as well as describing the many things that can be seen on a trip to Athenry. Below is a short list of websites that you should visit before heading the Athenry, Ireland.
http://www.athenry.net/ is a great website as it is written by a person who had accidently visited this small town. From this we learn about all the wonderful things that he came to see and do while spending the day in Athenry.
http://www.myguideireland.com/athenry is a great site for discovering the history of the town.
This town of full of culture and history. There is much to do and see in this city starting with the castle. Getting in and out of Athenry is easy as it lies on the main Galway-Dublin main line of the Irish rail network. There are daily trains running to and from the town into some of the major surrounding cities.
Athenry can be used a base from which you travel and tour the beautiful countryside.
The history of Athenry dates back to 1249 with the Battle of Athenry. Athenry, once known as Ath an Ri existed as a small settlement prior to its foundation as a town. At that time Athenry was considered to be more than just a military base in highly hostile territory. The victor of the day was Jordan de Exetar. People visit this site all year just to say that they have been to the site of Ath an Ri.
While staying in Athenry, you will enjoy the generous hospitality of the town's people. You will feel as if you had lived there all your life and that you are part of a family. There are number of hotels and bed and breakfasts that you stay in. The bed and breakfasts are designed to give you a feel of what life was in like the past. The hotels are somewhat more modern. All accommodations are affordable, with some being more pricey then others. During peak tourist times you may even be lucky enough to find an entire house that is being rented out. This is great when you are travelling with a large group of people or with your family.
There are a number of websites that have been dedicated to describing the history of Athenry as well as describing the many things that can be seen on a trip to Athenry. Below is a short list of websites that you should visit before heading the Athenry, Ireland.
http://www.athenry.net/ is a great website as it is written by a person who had accidently visited this small town. From this we learn about all the wonderful things that he came to see and do while spending the day in Athenry.
http://www.myguideireland.com/athenry is a great site for discovering the history of the town.
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Oranmore Distance: 8 mi. (12 km.)
Loughrea Distance: 10 mi. (16 km.)
Kinvara Distance: 13 mi. (22 km.)
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