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Athlone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1435 words) |
 | Athlone (Baile Átha Luain in Irish, meaning "town of the ford of Luan") lies on the River Shannon near the southern extremity of Lough Ree, some 130 km west of Dublin, Ireland. |
| Although the west side of Athlone is in Connaught, for administrative purposes the border of County Westmeath extends to the town boundary. |
| The ford of Athlone is strategically important, as south of Athlone the Shannon is impassable until Clonmacnoise (where the Esker Riada meets the Shannon), and north is Lough Ree. |
| Athlone Town A.F.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1100 words) |
| Athlone Town won the FAI cup, their first domestic success in 1924 beating Fordsons. |
| Athlones second round tie was against Italian side AC Milan drawing 0-0 in the first leg at St. Mels Park setting a record attendance of 9,000 before losing the second leg at the San Siro 3-0. |
| Athlone Town were again crowned league champions in the 1982-1983 season and qualifying for europe and also retained the the League cup beating Dundalk F.C. Their opponents in europe on this occasion were Belgian outfit Standard Liege, losing 3-2 at home and 8-2 in Liege. |
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