About the town » Athy, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Popular surnames at Athy
- Weldon 13
- De St. Michael 6
- Darling 5
- Maxwell 3
- Fitzgerald 2
- St. Michael 2
- Baker 1
- Baldrey 1
- Brennan 1
- Devine 1
- Dolan 1
- Dunne 1
- Duthie 1
- Flanagan 1
- Hughes 1
- Justin 1
- Mercer 1
- Molloy Fox 1
- Ryder 1
- St Michael 1
Records from Athy
Source: Wikipedia Information
Athy is a market town at the meeting of the River Barrow and the Grand Canal in County Kildare, Ireland, 72 kilometers southwest of Dublin. A population of 10,490 (2011 Census preliminary results) makes it the sixth largest town in Kildare and the 50th largest in the Republic of Ireland, with a growth rate of 58% since the 2002 census. From the first official records in 1813 (population 3,192) until 1891 (population 4,886) and again in 1926-46 and 1951-61 Athy was the largest town in Kildare. In 1837 the population was 4,494.
