Sights in County Leitrim
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Parke's Castle
The tranquil surrounds of Parke's Castle, with swans drifting by on Lough Gill and neat grass cloaking the old moat, belie the fact that its early Plantation architecture was created out of an unwelcome English landlord's insecurity and fear.
The thoroughly restored, three-storey castle forms part of one of the five sides of the bawn, which also has three rounded turrets at its corners. Join one of the entertaining guided tours after viewing the 20-minute video. Last admission is at 5.15pm.
You can take a 1½-hour cruise on Lough Gill from the castle. Trips aboard the Rose of Innisfreeoffer live recitals of Yeats' poetry accompanying music. The company runs a bus from Sligo…
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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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