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Garrycastle’s Athlone ground has a name that promises battlements, but the real defence is out on the football pitch. I searched for a drawbridge and found a club fixture instead. Westmeath lists home games at Garrycastle GAA Grounds; follow the match details and watch the players guard their own end.

Garrycastle GAA Club is listed for Garrycastle in County Westmeath. Athlone area club ground with current Westmeath home fixtures; check the specific match.

Garrycastle GAA Club is a Gaelic games pitch in County Westmeath.

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Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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