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From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 11505076
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- Maker not stated on source page, readymap.irish
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Andrewmc, 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
- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
St. Johns Church (In ruins)Religious house, Fratres Cruciferi · 160 ydExplorer Tom St Johns Church ruins remember the time the whole parish argued about who broke it. The Fratres Cruciferi left behind…
post box202 ydExplorer Tom This Post box in Athy took approximately four thousand cups of tea to cast, according to local legend. It has the face…
store/warehouse202 ydExplorer Tom Store or warehouse in Athy has a chimney stack taller than my ego and hides a treasure that’s definitely a biscuit tin.…
Augustus BridgeBridge · 231 ydExplorer Tom Augustus Bridge is a humped canal bridge that smells like wet stone and old secrets if you lean over too far. The steel…
Athy LockMachinery · 237 ydExplorer Tom The Athy Lock crane is listening to seagulls complain about its Limerick heritage. It’s been doing nothing but standing…
Whites [sic] Castle, Police BarrackCastle, tower house · 243 ydExplorer Tom Whites Castle, Police Barrack in Athy has been through four construction phases, which means it had major commitment…
kiln245 ydExplorer Tom Kiln in Bleach is a mid-row malthouse kiln from 1860 that probably thinks it’s the life of the party on Canal Side. Two…
bollard249 ydExplorer Tom Another bollard group at Townparks, these iron ones flanking the lock, look like they’re waiting for a parade that…
Ernest ShackletonMemorial · 300 ydExplorer Tom Ernest Shackleton in County Kildare is a statue that probably feels out of place next to all these Irish hills, but…
Shackleton MuseumMuseum · 315 ydExplorer Tom Athy is a long way from Antarctica, but Ernest Shackleton began his life just outside this County Kildare town. The…
Town HallMuseum · 316 ydExplorer Tom Town Hall is now a museum, which basically means it’s retired and judging your life choices from behind glass cases. It…
CastleCastle, unclassified · 447 ydExplorer Tom Castle in Athy Townparks has been sitting on the bridge like a proud potato nobody wants to mash. It’s been waiting…
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