Athy

A market town in County Kildare, Ireland.

Proper noun

  1. A market town in County Kildare, Ireland.

Origin

From Irish Baile Átha Í, "(town of the) ford of Ae," from áth (“ford”) + Ae, the latter being a Celtic chieftain who is said to have been killed on the river crossing in battle. However, Í could instead mean "yew tree," from iúr.