Athenry is a town in County Galway, Ireland, which lies 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Galway city. Some of the attractions of the medieval town are its town wall, Athenry Castle, its priory and its 13th century Anglo-Norman street-plan. The town is also well known by virtue of the song "The Fields of Athenry".
Thomas Henry Burke was an Irish civil servant who served as Permanent Under Secretary at the Irish Office for many years before being killed during the Phoenix Park Murders on Saturday 6 May 1882. The killing was carried out by an Irish republican organisation called the Irish National Invincibles. The newly appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland Lord Frederick Cavendish, although not the intended victim, was assassinated alongside him while they walked through Phoenix Park in Dublin. The victims were stabbed in the neck and chest with surgical blades.
Tuam is a town in Ireland and the second-largest settlement in County Galway. It is west of the midlands of Ireland, about 35 km (22 mi) north of Galway city. Humans have lived in the area since the Bronze Age while the historic period dates from the sixth century. The town became increasingly important in the 11th and 12th centuries in political and religious aspects of Ireland. The market-based layout of the town and square indicates the importance of commerce.
Aughagower or Aghagower is a small village in rural County Mayo in western Ireland. It is located about 6 km from Westport. Aughagower has around 40 houses, 1 pub and a shop, with a clear view of Croagh Patrick from Reek View. It also forms the centre of a parish of the same name which covers an area of 86.1 square miles. The village is known for its links to Saint Patrick and Tóchar Phádraig, the pilgrimage route from Ballintubber Abbey to Croagh Patrick.
Corofin or Corrofin is a village and parish in County Galway, Ireland, situated on the N17 road between Galway City and Tuam.
Killeen Castle is a 15th-century tower house in Killeen townland, near Castlegar, County Galway, on the western coast of Ireland.
John MacSeonin Burke or John de Burgo, O.S.A. was an Irish Roman Catholic cleric who was Archbishop of Tuam (1441–1450).
Coolhill Castle is a keep (donjon) and National Monument located in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Pallas Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.
Drishane Castle is a MacCarthy tower house and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland. In modern times the name is also used to refer to the adjacent house which dates from the 18th century. It is located 2.2 km (1.4 mi) northeast of Millstreet, on the south bank of the Munster Blackwater.
Ballymalis Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.
The Priory of St. Mary in Cahir, known as Cahir Abbey, was a medieval priory of Augustinian Canons regular and is a National Monument located in Cahir, Ireland.
Isert Kelly Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.
Ardamullivan Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.
Dunmore Castle is a castle and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.
Derryhiveny Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.
Portumna Abbey is a medieval Cistercian friary and National Monument located in Portumna, Ireland.
Kilbennen or Kilbannon is a medieval ecclesiastical site and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.
The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Athenry, also called Athenry Priory, is a medieval Dominican priory and National Monument located in Athenry, Ireland.
Kinalehin Friary, originally a medieval charterhouse or Carthusian monastery and later a Franciscan friary, is a National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.
