Athy (/əˈθaɪ/; Irish: Baile Átha Í, meaning "town of the ford of Ae") 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 9,677 (as of the 2016 census) makes it the sixth largest town in Kildare and the 50th largest in the Republic of Ireland, with a growth rate of approximately 60% since the 2002 census.
Discover the best top things to do in County Kildare, Ireland including Moone High Cross, Saint Brigid's Cathedral and Round Tower, Maynooth Castle, St. Patrick's College, Old Kilcullen Round Tower and High Cross, Ernest Shackleton Memorial, Wonderful Barn, Whites Castle & Crom-a Boo Bridge, Gerard Manley Hopkins Monument, Castledermot Round Tower.
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