Churches and Schools

St. Patrick's Street was also a centre of education and religion. Here is situated the R.C. Church, the Convent and Schools.

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St. Patrick's Church, Castlerea

St. Patrick's RC Church, Castlerea is Gothic in style, cruciform in shape and has a tall four-stage tower at the front. It was designed by George Goldie and built in 1896. Out of view in this photograph, is the principle doorway facing St. Patrick's Street, which is framed in cut stone and surmounted by a tracery window thirty feet high. The interior of the church has impressive trusses, beautiful stained glass windows, and an elaborate high alter.

St. Patrick's Church, Castlerea -

The Convent, Castlerea

The Sisters of Mercy came to Castlerea in 1887, and built this Roman Catholic convent in 1888. It is an attractive three storey building. It is linked by a single storey chapel, out of view and to the left foreground, to a national school, built in 1887. Both are set within their own mature grounds to the rear of St. Patrick's Catholic Church.

The Convent, Castlerea -

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