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Athlone Castle - Athlone, Co Westmeath |
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Athlone Castle built in the 13th century
on the Shannon. Athlone Castle now includes audio-visual
presentations on the flora, fauna and the power resources of the
area. Also open to visitors is
the museum, coffee shop and tourist
office. |
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Belvedere House,
Gardens & Park - Mullingar, Co
Westmeath |
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Belvedere House Gardens & Park
is a
fascinating Georgian estate open year
round with a varied calendar of events
including Narnia at Christmas and family
events at Easter and Halloween.
Belvedere House is a fully restored
Georgian Villa situated in 160 acres of
lakeside parkland, punctuated by
numerous follies including the famous
Jealous Wall. Belvedere once the home of
the Wicked Earl Robert Rochfort who
infamously locked up his second wife
Mary Molesworth for 31 years on a
spurious charge of infidelity is now
owned and operated by Westmeath County
Council. |
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Lockes Distillery - Kilbeggan, Co Westmeath |
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Locke's Distillery is the last remaining example of a small pot
still whiskey distillery in Ireland. It was licensed in 1757 and
whiskey production continued until for 200 years until 1957, when
the distillery closed its doors. |
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Moate Museum - Moate, Co Westmeath |
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Moate Museum - Moate, Co Westmeath.
The Museum has over 1000 artefacts
covering the Folk History of the Town
and the surrounding countryside in the
18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries.
Displays include farm tools and
equipment, an old farm kitchen, church
and school through the years, a jail
room, an archaeology room, the Old
Forge, Tradesmen’s Tools and a documents
archive. |
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Moydrum Castle ruins,
Athlone, Co Westmeath |
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Moydrum Castle is a fine example of the
mock-castle, a style beloved by the
Gothic Revival school of Francis
Johnston, the Morrisons and others in
the early years of the 19th century. The
original Irish name for the locality was
Moidrome – Magh Droma, "plain of the
ridge". The Handcocks obtained a grant
of 5,500 acres in 1680, which formed the
Manor of Twyford, and they continued as
large land and property owners in
Athlone until the 20th century. Moydrum
castle has featured on a U2 CD cover. |
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Portlick Castle,
Athlone, Co Westmeath |
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Portlick Castle is a 12th century Dillon
Castle located on the shores of Lough
Ree with 30 acres of walled gardens,
wooded areas and pasture land. The
castle and period extensions have all
been extensively renovated to a very
high standard. It is the only Medieval
castle in Ireland which has been used
perpetually as a residence. The Norman
family of De Lion (later called Dillon),
under the charter of King John, built
Portlick Castle in 1185. The family were
devout Catholics who fought in the Irish
rebellion. Although banished for a time
to Connacht by Cromwell, they did not
leave their home for good until 1696. |
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Tullynally Castle & Gardens
- Castlepollard,
Co Westmeath |
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Tullynally Castle and Gardens has been
home to the Pakenhan family since the
17th century. The castle, still lived in
by the family today, has been the home
to the Earls of Longford for more than
350 years. Built in the 17th century,
the house was designed as a Georgian
mansion, and later, as a Gothic revival
castle. The castle offers guided tours
of the unique collection of furniture
and pictures, the Victorian kitchen and
laundries, and the gardens. The gardens
are made up of numerous smaller gardens
and ponds such as the Woodland Garden,
the River Sham, the Flower Garden, the
Kitchen Garden, the Swan Pool, and the
Grotto Path. |
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Derryglad Folf
Museum, Athlow, Co Westmeath
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