Places near here
Photo credits
- Connaught Telegraph; individual photographer not named, www.con-telegraph.ie
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- John D. Reigh, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Páirc Josie Munnelly, Castlebar Mitchels HurlingGAA ground · 247 yd
Castlebar CourthouseCourt house · 767 ydExplorer Tom Castlebar Courthouse is still judging everyone from its prime spot on The Mall. It probably thinks the new buildings…
bank/financial institution768 ydExplorer Tom This Gorteendrunagh bank used to be a gaol, so it still thinks everyone is guilty of something. If it came to a party…
Saint Angela's Convent of MercyGraveyard/cemetery · 777 ydExplorer Tom Saint Angela’s Convent graveyard had a fiddler who played all night without stopping. The convent is gone, but the…
The Imperial HotelHouse · 782 ydExplorer Tom The Imperial Hotel in Gorteendrunagh thinks tourists from Dublin are all talk and no walk, so it pretends to be much…
The LawnGates/railings/walls · 796 ydExplorer Tom The Lawn gates in Gorteendrunagh gave up eating for Lent, which is wild given they are made of stone. They just stand…
Castlebar Infantry BarracksGates/railings/walls · 805 ydExplorer Tom Castlebar Infantry Barracks gates are guarding a hidden treasure that is definitely a biscuit tin from 1890. Two old…
school832 ydExplorer Tom The school in Knockaphunta has a plaque on the front with two attempts at an inscription, which is just hilarious…
Castlebar Methodist ChapelChurch/chapel · 847 ydExplorer Tom Castlebar Methodist Chapel had a goat once rule the whole congregation for three days. Built under Lord Lucan’s…
park855 ydExplorer Tom Park in Knockaphunta is a tree-lined green that Earl Lucan gifted back in 1888 because he felt generous or bored…
The Linen HallVisitor information · 975 ydExplorer Tom The Linen Hall sounds like somewhere they’d serve you tea out of a thimble, wouldn’t they? Imagine two local families…
.jpg/250px-Castlebar_Races_WynneC_(cropped).jpg "Photo: John D. Reigh, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain")
Battle of CastlebarMajor battlefield · 1262 ydExplorer Tom Battle of Castlebar in County Mayo is where a cow famously tried to buy its way out of trouble, or so the story goes.…
What do you know about this place?Tap to add a comment or ask a question