The Athenry Experience

The ‘Athenry Experience’ is the brand name of a group dedicated to preserve, promote and exhibit all aspects of Athenry’s rich heritage, culture and unique place in Irish life, history and sport. The Athenry Experience Project Committee, in association with the local community, plan to complement the existing Athenry attractions by developing exhibition themes to be displayed to reflect the town's rich history.

The role played by local people who mobilised under Liam Mellows in the 1916 Rising and  the War of Independence that followed, in politics, sport and drama using image boards, interactive displays and audio-visual presentations. 

To engage the young and children the presentations will use all the latest interactive technology available in a humorous and attractive way. For the culturally curious visitors and students of all ages the themes will be a souce for research and study.

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Easter Rising 1916

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GAA Story

Photograph of Margie Murphy behind the mineral bar which she ran for decades in The Town Hall, Athenry.  She’s accompanied by Tom Fahy who also ran shops in the town including Fahy’s VG Foodmarket on Northgate Street.  Behind them are ads for Fox’s Glacier mints, Afton Cigarettes, Aspro, Cadbury’s Choffees, some Tayto Quips cards, posters for several showbands including the Athenry band Premier Aces.

Town Hall Memories

25 September 1966; A general view of the action during the game. All-Ireland Senior Football Final, Galway v Meath. Croke Park, Dublin. Picture credit: Connolly Collection / SPORTSFILE

Showband Era

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'War of Friends'

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Handball Heroes

Steam Train Goinig under Bridge copy

Railway Revolution

Athenry in 1900s

Athenry in the 1900's 

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Titanic Disaster

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Athenry De-Wetts

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Drama Legends

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The Post Office

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WW2 Plane Crash

Home of the GAA

Farm & Country Life

Athenry Church old copy

Church History

Castle Ellen House

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