Medieval Tour of Loughrea

For visitors who want to go deeper into one chapter of Loughrea's story, this walk focuses squarely on the medieval town founded by Richard de Burgo in 1236. Start at the Latimer Gate, the last surviving of the town's three fortified medieval gates, and follow the old moat and burgage plots that still trace the shape of the original walled borough. Stops include the Potato Market, St Bridget's Well and the medieval church ruins at Garrybreeda — once home to a nationally significant relic, the Shrine of St Brigid's Shoe — the Old Mill on the moat's edge, and the Carmelite Abbey, founded within a generation of the town itself. A focused, 90-minute walk for anyone drawn to Loughrea's Anglo-Norman origins.