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Athy historic sites

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Andrewmc, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, readymap.irish
  • Sheila1988, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Andrewmc, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • Shackleton Experience Athy; photographer not stated, Shackleton Experience Athy
  • Mgtmquinn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
bollard225 yd

Explorer Tom Another bollard group at Townparks, these iron ones flanking the lock, look like they’re waiting for a parade that…

Athy LockMachinery · 235 yd

Explorer Tom The Athy Lock crane is listening to seagulls complain about its Limerick heritage. It’s been doing nothing but standing…

Augustus BridgeBridge · 262 yd

Explorer Tom Augustus Bridge is a humped canal bridge that smells like wet stone and old secrets if you lean over too far. The steel…

post box272 yd

Explorer Tom This Post box in Athy took approximately four thousand cups of tea to cast, according to local legend. It has the face…

kiln280 yd

Explorer Tom Kiln in Bleach is a massive six-bay three-storeer from 1898 that definitely knows how to throw a proper party for its…

store/warehouse284 yd

Explorer Tom Store or warehouse in Athy has a chimney stack taller than my ego and hides a treasure that’s definitely a biscuit tin.…

St. Johns Church (In ruins)Religious house, Fratres Cruciferi · 405 yd

Explorer Tom St Johns Church ruins remember the time the whole parish argued about who broke it. The Fratres Cruciferi left behind…

Woodstock Castle (in Ruins)Castle, hall-house · 533 yd

Explorer Tom Woodstock Castle would be a disaster on a reality show, too proud to admit it’s damp. Richard de St. Michael built it…

Whites [sic] Castle, Police BarrackCastle, tower house · 562 yd

Explorer Tom Whites Castle, Police Barrack in Athy has been through four construction phases, which means it had major commitment…

Ernest ShackletonMemorial · 656 yd

Explorer Tom Ernest Shackleton in County Kildare is a statue that probably feels out of place next to all these Irish hills, but…

Shackleton MuseumMuseum · 668 yd

Explorer Tom Athy is a long way from Antarctica, but Ernest Shackleton began his life just outside this County Kildare town. The…

Town HallMuseum · 670 yd

Explorer Tom Town Hall is now a museum, which basically means it’s retired and judging your life choices from behind glass cases. It…

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