Athenry
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![St. Mary's Parish Church in Athenry.](/Images/godic/202412/22/Athenry_St_Mary's_Parish_Church_East_2009_09_131009.jpg")
![Athenry Dominican Priory.](/Images/godic/202412/22/Athenry_Priory_NE_2009_09_131009.jpg")
Athenry (/æθənˈraɪ/; Irish:Baile Átha an Rí, meaning "Ford of the King") is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It lies 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Galway city, and one of the attractions of the medieval town is its town wall, castle, priory and 13th century Anglo-Norman street-plan. The town is also well known by virtue of the song "The Fields of Athenry".