What is recorded here
The church in Athenry may have seen a singer so sure of the next verse that they began a moment ahead of everyone else. The rest joined in soon enough, and the singer spent the walk home explaining that a strong start was exactly what the song needed.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA084-001023
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Athenry Heritage CentreChurch/chapel · 1 yd
Ulster BankBank/financial institution · 64 yd
Check mapCross, Market cross · 66 yd
Athenry CastleHeritage attraction · 129 yd
Castle or King Johns Court (in ruins)Castle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 132 yd
Athenry AbbeyHeritage attraction · 193 yd
IndicatedTown defences · 266 yd
Horse-chestnut430 ydFirst Battle of AthenryBattle · 1329 yd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4070861.jpg/250px-Castles_of_Connacht,_Moyode,_Galway_(2)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4070861.jpg "Photo: Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
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European Beech8.0 mi
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