XAW009576 IRELAND (1947). General View, Athy, Kildare, Ireland, 1947. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing North/West.
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| Title | [XAW009576] General View, Athy, Kildare, Ireland, 1947. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing North/West. | 
| Reference | XAW009576 | 
| Date | 15-August-1947 | 
| Link | |
| Place name | ATHY | 
| Parish | IRELAND | 
| District | |
| Country | IRELAND | 
| Easting / Northing | 65666, 355461 | 
| Longitude / Latitude | -6.983927, 52.991833 | 
| National Grid Reference | 
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|  Railway Bridge. Originally on the branch to Wolfhill Colliery, during WW1. Used subsequently to connect to the Tegral factory at Athy to supply cement by rail. Not used since 2005. |   RevRed | Sunday 27th of May 2018 05:53:53 PM | 
|  Horse Bridge 1796 over the Barrow for horses to continue towing barges along the canal. |   RevRed | Sunday 27th of May 2018 05:49:03 PM | 
|  Canal link to the Grand Canal opened 1791. |   gBr | Wednesday 14th of June 2017 10:36:11 AM | 
|  River Barrow |   gBr | Wednesday 14th of June 2017 10:28:55 AM | 
|  Rail connection to works |   gBr | Wednesday 14th of June 2017 10:24:25 AM | 
 
             
  ![[XAW009576] General View, Athy, Kildare, Ireland, 1947. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing North/West.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/XAW/009/XAW009576.jpg) 
  
                                          ![[XAW009586] White Castle , Athy, Kildare, Ireland, 1947. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing South.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/XAW/009/XAW009586.jpg) 
 ![[XAW009585] White Castle & Cromaboo Bridge, Athy, Kildare, Ireland, 1947. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing North/West.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/XAW/009/XAW009585.jpg) 
 ![[XAW009577] General View, Athy, Kildare, Ireland, 1947. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing West.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/XAW/009/XAW009577.jpg)