Blackwater Castle, a Norman tower house of the Roche family built over a Bridge Mill dating to 1838, a Pain Brothers church holding a carved 1585 plaque from an earlier building, a Pugin-inspired Catholic church rebuilt after fire in 1898, and the humpbacked bridge sung of in "The Old Rustic Bridge by the Mill" — 5 stops through a village on the Awbeg River. Looking for things to do in Castletownroche? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.
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Stops on This Trail
Blackwater Castle
Saint Mary's Church
Church of the Immaculate Conception
The Bridge
Bridge Mill
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