The Athenry Dominican Priory by Dr. Jim McKeon The Dominican Priory of Saints Peter and Paul was founded c.1241, principally by Meiler de Bermingham, but also by a number of Anglo-Norman and Irish noblemen and women. Meiler donated the lands ...

A movie demonstrating an interactive 3D model of Medieval Athenry which aims to reconstruct how Athenry would have looked in the late 16th century, just before the attack by Red Hugh O'Donnell in 1597 who destroyed much of the town.

The first building constructed by the Anglo-Normans in Athenry was the castle, built between 1237 and 1240 by Meiler de Bermingham. Athenry Castle is a ‘hall keep castle’ comprising two main components; a keep and an enclosing wall.

Ancient Athenry The history of Athenry pre dates the Anglo Normans as archaeologists also discovered that people lived there in the Bronze Age (2200 to 800 BC) and in the early medieval period, between 500 and 1200 AD,

The original mace and seal of the town are both made from brass and set on wooden handles. They are considered by most authorities to date to the 14th century. The seal would have been used for important documents and letters.

Athenry is the best preserved medieval town in Ireland, retaining the upstanding remains of most of its original high-status buildings, in addition to its medieval street pattern and even individual property boundaries, or burgage plots. Over ...

The town of Athenry is immortalised in the song 'The Fields of Athenry' which was written by Pete St. John in the 1970s. It tells the story of a young man who is caught stealing corn from Lord Trevelyn during the Irish Famine and who is deport...