Athenry
Athenry
Baile Átha an Rí | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 53°18′00″N 8°44′46″W / 53.300°N 8.746°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 4,603 |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | H65 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)91 |
| Irish Grid Reference | M500282 |
Athenry (/æθənˈraɪ/; 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.