🌐 If The Past Could Talk

Newcastle West: Desmond Castle Trail

📍 Limerick🚶 6 stops🚶️ 0.68km⌛ ~25 min

Desmond Castle's 15th-century banqueting hall, seat of the Earls of Desmond and their bardic poets, a Gothic Revival Catholic church, and a 1955 memorial to the War of Independence dead — 6 stops through Newcastle West. Looking for things to do in Newcastle West? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.

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Stops on This Trail

  1. Desmond Castle & Banqueting Hall
  2. Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception
  3. War of Independence Memorial
  4. Newcastle West Bridge (River Arra)
  5. Provincial Bank of Ireland, Bishop Street
  6. Newcastle West Market House

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 →