In which Irish county is the district of Connemara and the town of Athenry?
The Fields of Athenry Cancer Boy, a character in the 1996 film "Brain Candy", is briefly shown whistling the tune. The Fields of Athenry "The Fields of Athenry" is an Irish folk ballad set during the Great Irish Famine (1845–1850). The lyrics feature a fictional man named Michael from near Athenry in County Galway who stole food for his starving family and has been sentenced to transportation to the Australian penal colony at Botany Bay. It is a widely known and popular anthem for Irish sports supporters. "The Fields of Athenry" was written in the 1970s by Pete St. John. A claim was made
Second Battle of Athenry in this battle of Ath-na-righ." Second Battle of Athenry The Second Battle of Athenry took place at Athenry () in Ireland on 10 August 1316 during the Bruce campaign in Ireland. The collective number of both armies are unknown, and can only be estimated. Martyn believes the royal army to have been as much as or more than a thousand, while that of Athenry was probably several hundred less. The list of deceased participants on the Irish side alone indicates that exceptionally high numbers were involved. Unlike the First Battle of Athenry in 1249, no account is given of the