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

Church of Ireland graveyard, the Demesne

Oscar Wilde's grandfather is buried here.

Marie McAleer · 2020 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · ark:/99999/c3dmg

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28monuments within 2 kmArchaeological Survey of Ireland
2026record checked2026-08-01
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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.

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage

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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.

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage

Surveyed date range 1680–1740.

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage

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ChurchChurchDemesne
0 m SRO026-035001

No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.

GraveyardGrave YardDemesne
20 m SSWRO026-035002

No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.

A two-storey white rendered building with cut stone quoins and tall round-headed windows, benches and flower baskets along its street front.
PlacesCastlerea Courthouse
150 m WNW

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

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

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.
PlacesBank of Ireland, Market Square
200 m WNW

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

A long white rendered building with small square windows, standing beside a filling station forecourt.
PlacesThe Old Bridewell
250 m WNW

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

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

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

CastleCastlereagh HouseDemesne
400 m NWRO026-028

No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.

BridgeBridgeDemesne
440 m NWRO026-029

No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.

RingfortRingfort - rathDemesne
520 m WNWRO026-027

No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.

QuarryQuarryDemesne
730 m ESERO026-036

No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.

EnclosureEnclosureDemesne
880 m NNWRO026-067

No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.

RingfortRingfort - rathDemesne
950 m NNWRO026-030

No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.

CrossCrossHarristown
1000 m SSWRO026-042

No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.

EnclosureEnclosureTermon More
1.0 km NNERO026-031

No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.

RingfortRingfort - rathDemesne
1.1 km WNWRO026-026

No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.

ChurchKilkeevin ChurchArm
1.4 km SWRO026-040001

No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.

GraveyardBurying GroundArm
1.4 km SWRO026-040002

No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.

FordFordArm,Harristown
1.4 km SWRO026-041

No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.

ChurchChurchTermon More
1.4 km ENERO026-034

No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.

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