Athlone in County Westmeath, Leinster, Ireland — Mid-East (and Dublin)

Colonel Richard Grace

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 4, 2025

1. Colonel Richard Grace Marker

Inscription.
Near this place lie the remains of
Colonel Richard Grace,
who held the Castle for James II in 1690,
and was killed in battle on the Jacobite side
in
The Siege of Athlone, 1691 on June 20.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is June 20, 1690.

Location. 53° 25.42′ N, 7° 56.291′ W. Memorial is in Athlone, Leinster, in County Westmeath. It is on Church Street close to Dublin Gate Street (Leinster Route 446), on the right when traveling north. Marker is on the stone tower on the St. Mary's Church of Ireland grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 37-41 Church Street, Athlone, Leinster N37 CK27, Ireland. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Hidden Heartlands. Globally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

on the Island of Ireland,

on the Celtic Fringe,

in the European Union,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Wife of Dean Goldsmith / Bean chéile Dean Goldsmith (here, next to this marker); The Franciscans in Athlone (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilmot Coat Of Arms/Armas Wilmot (within shouting distance of this marker); Irish Republican Army Athlone Brigade Memorial (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Methodist Church/Séipéal Na Meitidisteach

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(about 180 meters away); Ireland's Hidden HEARTLANDS (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Great Siege of Athlone 1691 / Remains of the Elizabethan Bridge / River Shannon and Navigation (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Clonmacnoise (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Athlone.

Also see . . . Richard Grace in Dictionary of Irish Biography. (Submitted on April 14, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 4, 2025

2. Colonel Richard Grace Marker

On tower

Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.