1566 – Bridge, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
The building of the nine-arched Elizabethan bridge of Athlone in 1566, was a prelude to the establishment of the presidency of Connacht in 1569.
The building of the nine-arched Elizabethan bridge of Athlone in 1566, was a prelude to the establishment of the presidency of Connacht in 1569.
Northgate Street takes its name from a sixteenth century town gate which formed part of the Town Wall of Athlone. Built in 1578,
A Franciscan friary dating back to the 15th century, it had fallen into ruin by the 19th century, but the Franciscans reoccupied it in 1827.
Originally built in 1740 as a hunting lodge for Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvedere by architect Richard Cassels,
The construction on the house began in 1717, and it was completed in 1742 for George Rochfort on the Rochfort Demesne near Belvedere House and Gardens beside Lough Ennell.
Built for Gustavus Handcock-Temple circa 1743-45, the house was three stories over the basement and 7 bays wide,
Wilson’s Hospital School was founded in 1761 by Andrew Wilson as a school for young Protestant boys and also as a hospital for old men.
Baronston also known as Baronstown, was a three-storey centre block joined to two-storey wings by curved sweeps. In 1903, a large,
The oldest part of the castle was built in 1614, according to the date on the O’Reilly coat of arms over the front door.
There has been a church on this site since the time of the Normans. The present church on the site dates from 1802.