Abbey of Athenry/Bermingham Castle
Source: The Antiquities of Ireland, Volume 1, London 1791 Author: Francis Grose Abbey of Athenry Athenry was formerly an handsome town, surrounded by walls by King John in 1211. Meyler…
Source: The Antiquities of Ireland, Volume 1, London 1791 Author: Francis Grose Abbey of Athenry Athenry was formerly an handsome town, surrounded by walls by King John in 1211. Meyler…
Source: Athenry Journal, Volume 2, Number 1, 1996 Twice yearly in Spring and Autumn, in parts of rural Ireland, a family would be host to the celebration of Mass in…
Parish of Athenry Source: History of the Archdiocese of Tuam, 1928 Author: The Right Rev. Monsignor D’Alton The name Athenry, the Ford of the Kings, is derived from the fact…
1992: The French Berminghams Return Home – To Athenry Source: Local History Review, Number 7, 1994 In 1564, Roullet, one of the descendants of Meiler de Bermingham who had founded…
The Streets of Athenry Source: Galway Express, Saturday 03 March 1900 In his quarterly report Mr J. Smith, County Surveyor, East Division, referring to the state of Athenry Streets observed:—…
By Etienne Rynne Courtesy of Athenry Historical Society
By Michael Nightingale Athenry Journal No 14 (2001)