Jan 25
2008
Posted by hendry in Offaly
Above : View Of A Street In Birr
Birr
Brief Description
Attractive town with many Georgian houses. Birr Castle dominates the town and suffered many sieges in the 16th & 17th centuries. Originally a fortress of the O’Carrolls it has since been held by Normans, Cromwellians, Jacobites, Williamites and others.
Arthur Bell Nicholls, rector of Birr married Charlotte Bronte in 1854 the honey moon was spent here and in nearby Banagher.
Local Area attractions
Anthony Trollope wrote his first novels while working in the post office in Banagher.
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Jan 25
2008
Posted by hendry in Louth
Brief Description
Saw many clashes during the Elizabethan Wars.
Local Area Attractions
Nearby at Aughrim the Jacobite army suffered a disastrous defeat by the Williamites on 12th July 1691.
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Jan 25
2008
Above: Aerial shot, overseeing the town of Athlone
Brief Description
Stands where the Dublin – Galway road crosses the Shannon river. Birthplace of the tenor John McCormack. Duke of Wellington lived here for a time. The bridge in the centre of the town saw a skirmish for the crossing between Jacobites and Williamites in 1691. Gothic St. Mary’s Church on main street has associations with Oliver Goldsmith’s family.
Local Area attractions
Centre for Cabin Cruiser Hire on the Shannon river and north to Lough Ree. Good course fishing area.
Nearby Locke’s Distillery with museum at Kilbeggan.
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