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100 students. A large extension to the school was officially opened in 2009. Today's building houses five classrooms with toilet facilities in each room, a principal's office, a secretary's office, a library, a computer room and a preschool. The school is headed by the Athea National School Board of Management.
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The primary school - Athea National School (Athea NS) - was built in 1921. Prior to this, a small thatched schoolhouse was located centrally in the village (now no longer in use). Athea NS is located in Templeathea townland, just east of the village centre. When opened in 1921, it had a capacity of
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Annually large events such as the Vintage Rally, TradFéile and Athea Motorcycle Road Races are held during summer months. The latter, the Athea Motorcycle Road Races, is a two-day event taking place on a Saturday and Sunday at the end of June. In 2007 the race attracted an estimated 18,000 visitors
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Athea's only pedestrian bridge was opened by Donal Murray, Bishop of Limerick, in 2005. The bridge is located next to the existing road bridge at the eastern end of the main street. It had been proposed for years for the local school pupils who were crossing the busy road bridge and was seen as a
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The "Giant's Garden" is a walk from the Memorial Hall to Holy Cross Cemetery in Templeathea. It is named after a legend that incorporates a giant carrying his deceased mother on his shoulders to be buried. The Giant's Garden overlooks Athea Village as well as the hills and river southwest of the
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was built near the river which acted as the centrepoint for local trade. A primary school was built near the creamery to cope with the rising younger population. Over time, cottages and workshops lined the main road to create the village of Athea. New local roads were built to neighbouring
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Colbert Street and Dalton Street are the main streets in the village. St. Bartholomew's Church is located on Colbert Street and the village has two graveyards, Holy Cross on the outskirts of the village and The "Old Graveyard" in Templeathea just over a mile away.
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health and safety hazard sharing the bridge with cars. The bridge is 2m wide and 11m long. It was commissioned by Athea Community Council Ltd. who raised €260,000. The debt was reduced to €27,000 by the "Lucky Numbers" drawings, held Saturday nights.
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Although there are no post-primary schools in Athea, bus transport is available to secondary schools in nearby Abbeyfeale (St. Ita's, St. Joseph's and Abbeyfeale Vocational School) and Tarbert (Tarbert Comprehensive).
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newsletter is published by local print company Cáirde Dúchais on a weekly basis. It features local columnists and current affairs. It also contains articles for the neighbouring towns and villages of Knockdown,
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St. Bartholomew's Roman Catholic Church is located on the main street and was built in 1832. It underwent renovations in 1862 and 1980s. The church spire can be seen from all approach roads to the village.
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electoral area (north of the river) which are used mainly in local elections. At European level, Athea is in the constituency of Ireland South. At election times, the school is used as the polling station.
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to the village according to Gardaí. Names such as Martin Finnegan and William Dunlop have taken part in the event in the past. A fun fair is usually brought to the village the week before the festival.
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In the 2016 census, the population of the village was 369. Approximately 90% of the population were born in Ireland, with other residents born in the UK, Poland, and elsewhere in the world.
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club, and its team colours are maroon and white. The club is located in Templeathea, 1 km east of the village on the R523. Athea Credit Union are the primary sponsors of the club.
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Athea United Athletic Football Club is a local soccer club. It moved to a new site in 2000, and its clubhouse is located in Lower Dirreen on the Glin Road (R524).
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newspaper which contains articles for towns over much of west Limerick has an "Athea Notes" column resulting in it being a household newspaper in Athea.
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The Athea Blazers Basketball Club was formed in 2005 and has its base is at Con Colbert Memorial Hall. Fishing also takes place in the area.
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Athea is situated in the constituency of Limerick West; the parish itself is subdivided into two electoral areas - the
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refused to evict tenants who couldn't pay rent. Dated to 1863, the monument comprises a 4 m high
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and Glin-Abbeyfeale roads. The river was the primary water source as well as its use for drainage.
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church, and is the centre for the parish of Athea, which encompasses several nearby townlands.
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services available. The closest train stations to Athea are the Colbert Station in
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River Galey as seen from the John Paul II footbridge in Athea's village centre
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in October 2019 to "assess, develop and design" a flood relief scheme.
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were brothers who competed in the 1908 and 1920 Olympics respectively.
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bus service operates via Athea every Wednesday. There are also local
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Memorial Hall is named after one of the executed leaders of the 1916
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The Catholic population were forbidden to practise their faith under
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electoral area (predominantly south of the river Galey) and the
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Athea is situated on the river Galey and the crossroads of the
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91% of census respondents in Athea listed their religion as
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The large parish of Athea is divided into 25 townlands:
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"Obituary", 798: 796: 794: 792: 495: 730:in 1916, lived on the family farm in Athea. 532: 31: 1820: 1806: 1364: 1350: 756:, traditional Irish singer, is from Athea. 523: 1061:"Famous sons of Athea to be commemorated" 832:. United States: Brendan Wolfe. 789: 1291: 981:"Athea Village Design Statement - Draft" 631: 514: 329: 1235: 1229: 810:. Central Statistics Office. April 2016 2354: 1272: 1155:"Athea G.A.A. Football Club Home Page" 961:. 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