🌐 If The Past Could Talk

Castletown Geoghegan Heritage Walk

📍 Westmeath🚶 5 stops🚶️ 1.41km⌛ ~35 min

A short loop through the seat of the Geoghegan chiefs, from a medieval abbey graveyard and its 1671 mortuary chapel to a Gothic Revival church, a Georgian rectory, an old RIC barracks and a Celtic Revival cemetery. Looking for things to do in Castletown Geoghegan? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.

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Stops on This Trail

  1. Abbey Graveyard & 1671 Mortuary Chapel
  2. St Michael's Catholic Church
  3. Vastina House (former Church of Ireland Rectory)
  4. Castletown Geoghegan Garda Station (former RIC Barracks)
  5. St Michael's Cemetery

For Schools

This trail is also available as a free printable classroom worksheet or full trail booklet — no site visit required. See how Classroom Prep Mode works →