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

Methodist Church/Séipéal Na Meitidisteach

1864

Methodist Church/<lang=ga>Séipéal Na Meitidisteach</lang=ga> Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. Methodist Church/Séipéal Na Meitidisteach Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

[Title is text]

Erected by Athlone Town Council/Comhaire Bhaile Átha Luain.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is February 25, 1864.

Location. 53° 25.461′ N, 7° 56.432′ W. Marker is in Athlone, Leinster, in County Westmeath. It is on Northgate Street just north of Custume Place (Leinster Route 446), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Athlone, Leinster N37 ND76, Ireland. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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: Irish Republican Army Athlone Brigade Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilmot Coat Of Arms/Armas Wilmot (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Ireland's Hidden HEARTLANDS (about 150 meters away); The Great Siege of Athlone 1691 / Remains of the Elizabethan Bridge / River Shannon and Navigation (about 180 meters away); Athlone Woollen Mills/Town Bridge

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(about 180 meters away); Clonmacnoise (about 180 meters away); Custume Barracks/Church of Saints Peter and Paul/Railway Bridge/Luan Gallery (about 180 meters away); Colonel Richard Grace (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Athlone.

Regarding Methodist Church/Séipéal Na Meitidisteach. The National Built Heritage Service Appraisal states:

A fine example of Victorian church in a muscular Gothic Revival-style with robust, almost aggressive detailing. It is an unusual design for a Methodist church, which tend to be quite plain in terms of design and decoration. The ashlar dressings to the rock-faced limestone walls underline the appealing contrast of textures evident in this church. This attractive building was built to designs by Alfred G. Jones (1822-1913) and the foundation stone was laid on 25th of February 1864. It replaced an earlier Methodist church (built c.1767), which was located close to Court Devenish House. The present church remains an important component of the historic streetscape on the east side of Athlone.

Methodist Church/<lang=ga>Séipéal Na Meitidisteach</lang=ga> image. Click for full size.

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

2. Methodist Church/Séipéal Na Meitidisteach

Marker is on left gate

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 78 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.