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Moran's Oyster Cottage
A thatched cottage restaurant on the shore of Kilcolgan estuary serving fresh oysters since 1760, a legendary detour on Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way.
11 km · about 20 min drive
Connacht, Ireland · Europe
Athenry is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Oranmore, 33km from Burren National Park.
Athenry is a town located in Connacht, Ireland. With a population of 4,445, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Athenry sits in Ireland, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/Dublin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Athenry to your route.
Athenry (; Irish: Baile Átha an Rí, meaning 'town of the ford of the king') is a town in County Galway, Ireland, which lies 25 kilometres (16 miles) east of Galway city. Some of the attractions of the medieval town are its town wall, Athenry Castle, its priory and its 13th-century street-plan. The town is also wellRead more
known by virtue of the song "The Fields of Athenry". The town is in a townland, civil parish and barony of the same name.
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Athenry is located in Connacht, Ireland, Europe. The coordinates are 53.2964 latitude, -8.7431 longitude.
Athenry has a population of approximately 4,445 people, making it a town in Ireland.
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A thatched cottage restaurant on the shore of Kilcolgan estuary serving fresh oysters since 1760, a legendary detour on Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way.
11 km · about 20 min drive
coastal drive
2,500 km coastal route along Ireland's rugged western seaboard
21 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Protected area of the Burren's extraordinary limestone landscape, where rare orchids bloom between ancient dolmens and ring forts.
33 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Unique lunar-like karst landscape of 250 square kilometres where Mediterranean and Arctic-Alpine flowers grow side by side in limestone pavements.
35 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
A striking 5,000-year-old portal tomb standing stark against the limestone pavement of the Burren.
38 km · about 45 min drive
ancient ruins
Monastic city founded by St Ciarán in 544 on an esker above a bend of the Shannon: two round towers, a cathedral, high crosses and hundreds of early Christian grave slabs. Once one of Europe's great centres of learning.
50 km · about 60 min drive
restaurant
Pub on the west bank of the Shannon in Athlone trading since around 900 AD: Guinness World Records lists it as Ireland's oldest. Excavated wattle-and-daub walls and centuries of coins are displayed inside; sawdust still on the floor.
55 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Spectacular sea cliffs rising 214 metres above the Atlantic Ocean on Ireland's west coast.
58 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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