Westcourt Castle, birthplace in 1762 of Edmund Rice, founder of the Christian Brothers, the last stronghold to fall when Cromwellian forces took the town in 1650, two of five fortified medieval townhouses that once ringed the central crossroads, and an Augustinian friary founded in 1461 with one of Ireland's finest sedilia — 4 stops through a Kilkenny market town. Looking for things to do in Callan? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.
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Stops on This Trail
Westcourt Castle
Skerry's Castle
The Crossroads Tower Houses
Callan Augustinian Friary
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