🌐 If The Past Could Talk

Castlepollard Heritage Trail

📍 Westmeath🚶 3 stops🚶️ 0.34km⌛ ~15 min

A market house and courthouse that survived an 1831 riot and an 1921 Black and Tans burning, the unchanged Victorian interior of Saint Michael's Catholic Church, and the spired Church of Ireland church whose 1887 tower clock memorializes the 4th Earl of Longford — 3 stops around the planned square of a Westmeath village. Looking for things to do in Castlepollard? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.

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Stops on This Trail

  1. Castlepollard Town Hall (former Market House & Courthouse)
  2. Saint Michael's Catholic Church, Castlepollard
  3. Saint Michael's Church, Rathgarve (Church of Ireland)

For Schools

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