🌐 If The Past Could Talk

Portarlington Heritage Walk

Walk the streets of a 17th-century Huguenot refugee town once nicknamed 'the Paris of the Midlands' — from the French church and graveyard on Market Square to Georgian merchant houses, a Victorian railway junction, and the Catholic church across the Barrow on the Offaly bank. Looking for things to do in Portarlington? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.

Stops on This Trail

1. St Paul's Church & the Huguenot (French) Church Graveyard
2. 1798 Rebellion Memorial
3. Portarlington Market House
4. Portarlington Parochial Hall (former Church of Ireland church)
5. Main Street Georgian Terrace House
6. The Elms
7. Kilnacourt House
8. Portarlington Methodist Church
9. Portarlington Railway Station
10. Saint Michael's Catholic Church
11. Spa Bridge

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 →