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Athenry

Local name: Baile Átha an Rí

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°17′47″ N 8°44′35″ W

Map showing the location of Athenry Athenry
Location in Ireland
Population
4,445
4.4K
Elevation
35 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport67 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock69 km

About Athenry

Athenry is a village. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Population: 4,445. Elevation: 35 m.

From Wikipedia

Athenry (; 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". The town is in a townland, civil parish and barony of the same name.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
2.7 km²
Official website
athenry.net

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Athenry

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 117 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (117 mm)
Driest month
April (65 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Athenry
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°13°15°18°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)108797865757775100104115117110

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Athenry

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 67 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 71 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 67 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 69 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 135 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 71 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 157 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 166 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 235 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 376 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Nearby attractions & nature

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