The Athenry Past & Present booklet was first published in 2014 and it represents the conservation work carried out on the defensive walls and towers since 2008. The initial Conservation & Management plan which was commissioned in 2008...

Two schools were chosen from each town, Lisheenkyle NS from Athenry and St. Brendan's NS, Loughrea. Both schools met with graphic artist and designer Damien Goodfellow, where a story was developed which reflected their town's history. The stud...

The Athenry Arts and Heritage Centre provides a platform for local artists, writers and community arts groups to showcase their work and demonstrate the quality of local talent from the community of Athenry.

The story of the Twelve Apostles has waited a hundred years to be told. It began in March 2015 with a staff member of the Athenry Heritage Centre who told the story of their husband's grandfather who took part in the 1916 Uprising in Athenry. ...

Since 2006, the Athenry Heritage Centre in partnership with Galway County Council has curated Athenry's Walled Towns Day. This one day festival provides a programme of events which showcases the Anglo-Norman influences in the medieval town of...

In October 2015, the Madden family approached the Athenry Heritage Centre to renovate the building and conserve its artifacts for future generations. The images illustrate the work that was required; however, the primary objective was to ensur...