Athy
in County Kildare of Leinster, Ireland

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
52.991 and -6.980 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 52° 59' 29" and W -6° 58' 49"
Currency and Currency Code:
Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:
English, Irish
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 08:46 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/Dublin
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
8:03 am and 4:24 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Ireland in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 2,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Ireland.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Ireland. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Delve into Athy

Athy in County Kildare (Leinster) with it's 12,855 habitants is a city located in Ireland about 2,730 mi (or 4,393 km) west of Qeshlaq, the country's capital town.

Current time in Athy is now 08:46 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Dublin with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Athy, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Ireland is Kilkenny Airport in a distance of 27 mi (or 43 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne in a distance of 76 mi (or 123 km), North-East.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Carlow, Portlaoise, Naas, Kilkenny and Tullamore. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 3°C / 37 °F

Morning Temperature 0°C / 32 °F
Evening Temperature 1°C / 34 °F
Night Temperature 1°C / 33 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 68%
Air Pressure 1005 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Friday, 22nd of November 2024

5°C (41 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

14°C (56 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

11°C (51 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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Snow falling at ITT Dublin - 3rd February 2009

Published: February 05, 2009
Length: 40:55 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: ITTDublinadmin

Snow falling at ITT Dublin on the 3rd of December 2009. Pretty heavy too...cue mass panic!


Ireland - Irish winter

Published: December 18, 2009
Length: 56:10 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ProAd Sign

Ireland - Irish winter.


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Published: May 10, 2009
Length: 16:53 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: AmazonGardenDesign

Amazon Garden Design is one of Ireland's Leading Design and Build Companies committed to Innovative and Unique Garden Design. Established in 2003 Amazon enda...


Tractors on Fire, Athy, County Kildare, Ireland

Published: March 26, 2012
Length: 51:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Larry Connell

2.00 A.M 26/3/2012 4 Tractor Fire in the compound of Perry's Garage Athy Co Kildare. Units from Athy and Monasterevin in attendance. As ex fireman the old draw of the flames is still in...


Athy Library

Published: January 11, 2012
Length: 06:50 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: cocowebteam

Athy Library.


Road Bowling with Athy Community Men's Shed

Published: May 22, 2014
Length: 41:22 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Gerry Walsh

Road Bowling with Athy Community Men's Shed .


Athy Remembrance Day 2013

Published: November 19, 2013
Length: 04:55 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: kieran mulhall

Athy Heritage Centre presents remembrance day in Athy cemetery 2013 (WW1) HERITAGE WEBSITE .. http://www.athyheritagecentre-museum.ie/ johny I hardly new ya ... http://www.youtube.com...


Airboat at Athy Waterways

Published: June 14, 2014
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Gerry Walsh

Airboat at Athy Waterways.


TryAthy, Triathlon - Sports Nationwide - GTV

Published: February 01, 2010
Length: 53:58 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: SportsNationwide

The scenic backdrop of the River Barrow, coupled with the intimate surroundings of Athy's Emily Square was the setting for the 2007 Athy triathlon. TryAthy http://www.triathy.ie/


Kevin and Sheila

Published: July 26, 2014
Length: 33:53 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Athy Community Mens Shed

Kevin and Sheila with their entry to the Cuan Mhuire Strictly Summer Dancing 2014.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Athy GAA

Athy GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Athy, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of six county senior football championships.

Located at 52.9971, -6.95636 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in County Kildare, Gaelic football clubs in County Kildare, Hurling clubs in County Kildare, Athy

Grangenolvin G.F.C

Grangenolvin G.F.C. is a Gaelic football (GFC) club based in the townlands of Grangenolvan and Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland. The club competes in the County Kildare GAA board league and cup system. Grangenolvin are a former AIB club of the year winner in 1985. Mick Carolan was chosen on the Kildare football team of the millennium and was a Cuchulainn All Stars Award winner in 1966.

Located at 52.9674, -6.95392 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in County Kildare, Gaelic football clubs in County Kildare

Rheban GAA

Rheban is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club based in South County Kildare, Ireland. Twice winners of the Club of the year in 1996-1997, they competed in the senior championship in the 1940s, reaching the semi-final in 1945, and after winning the Junior and Intermediate championships in successive years in 1996-7.

Located at 53.0233, -7.00435 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in County Kildare, Gaelic football clubs in County Kildare


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Адай, Athy, Baile Átha Í, ათაი, Атай, Атај