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Well worth the 10-15 minute walk out of town, the famine graveyard stands behind St Patrick's hospital. Located down in a kind of natural hollow the gaveyard has no individual graves. Many hundreds are probably buried here, mostly after ending up in the workhouse in total desperation.
The garden has been developed with local native plants and tasteful stone monuments saying a little about life back then. Another monument had a moving poem on it.
Away from the road and any disturbances the garden had something of the air of a concentration camp memorial. The birds were about but they seemed incapable of singing...
Written Feb 20, 2009
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Down by the Marina area near 'the Dock' is this statue entitled 'age to age'. The theme might be a bit hackneyed, but at least it is well executed. 'Executed' in in fact a very appropriate term as the old Jail was down in this area and hangings were not uncommon. Nowadays it is the site of part of the Marina.
There is also a very good statue at the foot of the steps to the Roman Catholic church on the main street. I think it is called 'family' or some such. A brief wander around the very gothic style church can also be recommended.
Written Feb 20, 2009
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Carrick-on-shannon bills itself as an 'inland resort. It has to be admitted that there is a bit of a clue in the title.
The boating industry along the Shannon river (the longest in the British Isles) is one of the mainstays of the money making machine that is the tourist industry. This has been bolstered in recent years by peace being brought to the north and the boating opportunities thus being opened up futher.
It is quite staggering quite how many berths are tucked in around the town. It;s not really my cup of tea but if you want to be skipper of your own realm for a week thus is a good a starting point as any.
Written Feb 19, 2009
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Carrick on Shannon's Taj mahal is the 'Costello chapel'. Right in the middle of town this twelve by sixteen foot church was built by Edward Costello when his beloved wife Mary josesphine passed away.
He is said to have said that cost was not a problem - but he still kept things on a very human scale. Some say that it is smallest church in Europe and the second smallest in the world. I can think of a handful of places that would soon challenge that claim. I guess part of the problem is defining what counts as a functioning church. This place certainly looked firmly padlocked the two days I was in town.
I'm sure the decoration inside is of a very high standard - but you will just have to find out yourselves when it is open.
Written Feb 19, 2009
1 Review and 151 Opinions Three star hotels sprouted everywhere during the Celtic tiger times - but this one will probably...
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There are usually about eight trains a day from Dublin Connolly to Carrick on Shannon. The trains are all direct and take just over two hours.
One word of warning - the station is not very central. It is at least a 10 minute walk to the centre. You might want to get a taxi if you have a fair amount of baggage (of either the loading or self-loading variety)
Written Feb 19, 2009
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I would advise anybody who wants to get a real experience of Ireland to go to Carrick on Shannon. To be sure, it is a small place but it is the perfect place to see what a modern Irish country town is...
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