The Demesne park at Castlerea: mown grass under mature trees beside the river.
An Caisleán Riabhach

Church of Ireland graveyard, the Demesne

Oscar Wilde's grandfather is buried here.

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    The random-coursed sandstone and limestone boundary wall, buttressed on the inside.

    National Inventory of Architectural Heritage

An enclosed Church of Ireland graveyard established around 1700, holding the site of the town's earlier church.

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The appraisal, verbatim: "This graveyard is of particular interest as the remains of Thomas Wilde, grandfather of Oscar Wilde lie here."

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Surveyed date range 1680–1740.

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A cut-stone church with a square tower and spire, lancet windows, and a white statue on a pedestal inside the railings.
PlaceSaint Patrick's Catholic Church
80 m SSW

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · NIAH survey · © Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Reproduced for educational use with credit.

A two-storey cut limestone building on a corner, round-headed windows, the words Bank of Ireland cut into the frieze.
PlaceBank of Ireland, Market Square
100 m NE

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · NIAH survey · © Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Reproduced for educational use with credit.

250 m ERO026-035002

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250 m ERO026-035001

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300 m NNWRO026-029

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A rendered church with a battlemented three-stage tower, round-headed windows, and iron railings on stone gate piers along the road.
PlaceTrinity Church (Kilkeevin)
340 m ESE

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · NIAH survey · © Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Reproduced for educational use with credit.

340 m NNWRO026-027

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340 m NRO026-028

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780 m NNWRO026-067

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880 m WNWRO026-026

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920 m SRO026-042

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930 m NRO026-030

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970 m ERO026-036

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1.1 km WNWRO026-025

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1.2 km SWRO026-040001

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1.2 km NERO026-031

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1.2 km SWRO026-040002

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1.2 km SWRO026-041

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1.3 km NRO020-062

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1.4 km WNWRO026-024

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1.4 km WNWRO026-023

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1.4 km SWRO026-039

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