Sights in Carrick On Shannon
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Costello Chapel
This diminutive place measures just 5m by 3.6m making it Europe's smallest chapel. It was built in 1877 by Edward Costello, distraught at the early death of his wife Mary. Both husband and wife now rest within the grey limestone interior lit by a single stained-glass window. Their embalmed bodies were placed in lead coffins, which sit on either side of the door under slabs of glass. If the door is locked, ask at St George's Heritage Centre for the key.
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St George's Heritage Centre
Set in a restored church, this heritage centre looks at the history and landscape of Leitrim from old Gaelic traditions through to Planter times. A tour of the centre also takes in a short walk through the town describing the history of its heritage buildings and a visit to the old Famine workhouse, which remains a bleak memorial to harder times.
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