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The Twelve Apostles

The Twelve Apostles is a monument in the town in Athenry, County Galway, 127 m east of the Square. Athenry Delivery Office, Athenry Post Office and Beautinas are within 74 m. Its inscription reads: "These twelve men from the Athenry area were arrested, charged and convicted for their involvement in the 1916 rising. They were known locally as THE TWELVE APOSTLES.".

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Monuments
From the Square
127 m east
Parking
Athenry Town on North Gate Street, 179 m away
Bus stop
The Arch Athenry, 220 m away

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Plan of the streets around The Twelve Apostles, 340 metres across
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Plan of the surrounding 300 mPlan of the streets around The Twelve Apostles, 340 metres across

Getting to The Twelve Apostles

By car
Park at Athenry Town on North Gate Street, 179 m away, paid, 23 spaces. Athenry is 20 km from Galway city.
By bus
The nearest stop is The Arch Athenry, 220 m away.
Directions from where you are
Open the model above, tap the pin and choose “Directions here”; the route is drawn from your own position.

While you are there

22 places to eat and drink within 300 m: Luca's (90 m), The Square Inn (116 m), Supermac's (143 m) and The Central Bar (145 m) and more.

13 shops within 300 m, including Athenry Country Market, Polska Chatka and Blathanna.

Other sites within 3 km: Heritage Center (103 m), Athenry Castle (107 m), Rathacugga (1.7 km), Church (ruins) (2.2 km) and Kilcornan Lost Village (2.7 km).

Within a short walk

  1. 52 m
  2. 61 m
  3. Beautinas
    Beauty
    74 m
  4. 77 m
  5. 82 m
  6. Luca's
    Takeaways
    90 m
  7. Athenry Abbey
    Historic churches
    98 m
  8. 103 m

Other monuments around Athenry

  1. 8.7 km

All 2 monuments around Athenry

Questions people ask

Where is The Twelve Apostles?
In Athenry, County Galway, 127 m east of the Square; the nearest car park is 179 m away.
Are there other monuments nearby?
1 other monument around $Athenry; the closest is Laghtgal Monument, 8.7 km away.

Source record: OpenStreetMap node/9424741183, read on 2026-09-18. The street is the mapped address where there is one, otherwise the nearest named road. Distances are straight lines.