Athy
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Athy (/əˈθaɪ/ ə-THY;[2] Irish: Baile Átha Í, meaning "[town of the] ford of Ae"[3]) is a market town at the meeting of the River Barrow and the Grand Canal in south-west County Kildare, Ireland, 72 kilometres southwest of Dublin. A population of 11,035 (as of the 2022 census) made it the sixth largest town in Kildare and the 45th largest in the Republic of Ireland, a growth of 82% since the 2002 census.[1]
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Athy
Baile Átha Í | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 52.99197°N 6.98698°W / 52.99197; -6.98698 | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Kildare |
Elevation | 71 m (233 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,035 |
Time zone | UTC0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
Eircode | R14 |
Telephone area code | 059 |
Irish Grid Reference | S680939 |
Website | www |
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