Walk the tree-lined greens of one of Ireland's rare surviving 18th-century planned estate villages, laid out by the ffrench family for their linen-bleaching industry, then follow the old demesne road into Monivea Woods to find the ffrench family's ruined tower-house castle and granite mausoleum. Looking for things to do in Monivea? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.
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Stops on This Trail
The Monivea Greens
Old Monivea Church
Monivea Castle
The ffrench Mausoleum
Monivea Woods
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 →