Tyrrellspass Castle

Tyrrellspass Castle is a medieval castle in Tyrrellspass, County Westmeath, Ireland. Dating back to circa 1411, it is the only remaining castle of the Tyrrells who came to Ireland around the time of the Norman Invasion.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Sinian’s Church and Cloncrow Bog.

St Sinian’s Church

Church

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St Sinian’s Church is situated 480 metres northeast of Tyrrellspass Castle.

Cloncrow Bog

Cloncrow Bog is a peat bog in County Westmeath, Ireland. The bog is near the village of Tyrrellspass on the R446 regional road. As a raised bog of ecological interest, it was declared a Natural Heritage Area in 2005.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tyrrellspass and Rochfortbridge.

Tyrrellspass

Village

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Tyrrellspass is a Georgian village in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is 81 kilometres from Dublin, in the south of the county on the R446 road. Tyrrellspass won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1969.

Rochfortbridge

Village

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Rochfortbridge is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is at the intersection of the R400 and the R446 roads, 12 km south of Mullingar. As of the 2016 census, the population of Rochfortbridge was 1,473. Rochfortbridge is situated 6 km northeast of Tyrrellspass Castle.