[An Chreatalach - a sallow wood] Cratloe West [An Chreatalach - a sallow wood] Direen Lower [An Doirín - the small thicket] Direen Upper [An Doirín - the small thicket] Dromada [Drom Fhada - long ridge] Glashapullagh [Glaise an Phollaigh - the stream of the place of holes] Glenagore [Gleann an Ghabhair - the glen of the goat] Gortnagross [Gort na gCros - the field of the crosses] Keale North [An Caol - the narrow feature] Keale South [An Caol - the narrow feature] Knockdown [Cnoc Donn - brown hill] Knockfinisk [Cnoc Finnisce - hill of bright water] Knocknagorna [Cnoc na gCoirneach - the hill of the clerics] Parkanna [An Pháirc - the field] Rooskagh [Rúscach - marshy place] Templeathea East [Teampaill an tSléibhe - The church of the mountain] Templeathea West [Teampaill an tSléibhe - The church of the mountain] Tooradoo [Na Tuara Dubha - the black animal enclosures] Tooreendonnell [Tuairín Dónaill - the small animal enclosure of Dónall] Electoral division Athea is situated in the constituency of Limerick West; the parish itself is subdivided into two electoral areas - the Newcastlewest electoral area (predominantly south of the river Galey) and the Rathkeale electoral area (north of the river) which are used mainly in local elections. At European level, Athea is in the constituency of Ireland South. At election times, the school is used as the polling station. Built heritage Colbert Street and Dalton Street are the main streets in the village. St. Bartholomew's Church is located on Colbert Street and the village has two graveyards, Holy Cross on the outskirts of the village and The "Old Graveyard" in Templeathea just over a mile away. Con Colbert Memorial Hall Opened in January 1974 by Erskine Hamilton Childers, Con Colbert Memorial Hall is named after one of the executed leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising. The hall is used for meetings, sports events and other gatherings. Since its opening, it has been extended to incorporate a sports complex. The cost of this renovation neared €1 million and despite charity donations, government grants and other fundraising efforts, the community hall committee is still faced with a large (if decreasing) debt. John Paul II Footbridge Athea's only pedestrian bridge was opened by Donal Murray, Bishop of Limerick, in 2005. The bridge is located next to the existing road bridge at the eastern end of the main street. It had been proposed for