1566 – Bridge, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
The building of the nine-arched Elizabethan bridge of Athlone in 1566,
The building of the nine-arched Elizabethan bridge of Athlone in 1566,
Northgate Street takes its name from a sixteenth century town gate which formed part of the Town Wall of Athlone.
A Franciscan friary dating back to the 15th century, it had fallen into ruin by the 19th century,
Originally built in 1740 as a hunting lodge for Robert Rochfort,
The construction on the house began in 1717,
Built for Gustavus Handcock-Temple circa 1743-45,
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.
The oldest part of the castle was built in 1614,
There has been a church on this site since the time of the Normans.