Woodlawn, County Galway
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County Galway
County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, on the R359
R359 road
The R359 road is a regional road in Ireland stretching north-south for 16 km between Mountbellew and Woodlawn in County Galway.En route it passes through Castleblakeney and Ballymacward.-References:* – Department of Transport...
regional road
Regional road
A regional road in Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route , but nevertheless forming a link in the national route network. There are over 11,600 kilometres of regional roads. Regional roads are numbered with three digit route numbers, prefixed by "R" A regional road in Ireland is a...
between the main road and rail networks which traverse east-west, 10 miles from Ballinasloe and approximately 30 miles from Galway
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
City. The name Woodlawn applies to a wide area, of which Woodlawn railway station
Woodlawn railway station
Woodlawn railway station is situated beside a level crossing on the R359 regional road in the village of Woodlawn in County Galway.The station opened on 1 August 1858 and was closed for goods traffic on 2 June 1978....
, Post Office and the Church of Ireland parish church are the central points. The landscape is a blend of woodland, bog and pasture, which give a varied texture to the area.
The Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
parish of Woodlawn is in the Diocese of Limerick, Killaloe and Clonfert.
Woodlawn House, about 12 miles North-West of Ballinasloe, is the former seat of the Trench
Trench
A trench is a type of excavation or depression in the ground. Trenches are generally defined by being deeper than they are wide , and by being narrow compared to their length ....
family, see Baron Ashtown
Baron Ashtown
Baron Ashtown, of Moate in the County of Galway, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Frederick Trench, with remainder to the heirs male of his father. Trench had previously represented Portarlington from 1798 in the Irish House of Commons...
. This large Italianate building
Building
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was built in the late 18th Century by Frederic Trench, 1st Baron Ashtown
Frederic Trench, 1st Baron Ashtown
Frederick Trench, 1st Baron Ashtown was an Irish politician.He was the son of Frederick Trench and Mary . The Trench family were of French descent. He was elected to represent Portarlington from 1798 to the Act of Union in 1801. Subsequently he also served as the borough's representative in the...
and extended and remodelled in the mid-19th Century, following the marriage of Frederic Mason Trench, 2nd Baron Ashtown to his second wife, Elizabeth Oliver Gascoigne
Oliver Gascoigne
The Oliver Gascoigne family originated at the point that Richard Oliver, originally of Castle Oliver, Limerick, Ireland, inherited the fortune of Sir Thomas Gascoigne of Parlington Hall, Yorkshire, in 1810. Sir Thomas made it a stipulation of his will that Richard add 'Gascoigne' to his name....
of Castle Oliver
Castle Oliver
Castle Oliver is a Victorian mock castle in the south part of County Limerick, Ireland. Built for entertaining rather than for defense, it has a ballroom, drawing room, library, morning room, dining room and hall which feature hand-painted ceilings, decorated ornamental corbels, superbly executed...
, Limerick. The building fell into ruin in the 1970s but has recently changed hands and will hopefully be restored.
Transport
- Woodlawn railway station opened on 1 August 1858 and was closed for goods traffic on 2 June 1978. It is on the main Iarnród ÉireannIarnród ÉireannIarnród Éireann is the national railway system operator of Ireland. Established on 2 February 1987, it is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann . It operates all internal intercity, commuter and freight railway services in the Republic of Ireland, and, jointly with Northern Ireland Railways, the...
Intercity line from Dublin to Galway, situated between Ballinasloe and Attymon haltAttymon haltAttymon railway station serves the townland of Attymon in County Galway. It is the smallest station on the Dublin-Galway line consisting of a single platform with no signalling system or waiting room. The building at the station is boarded up and used as a store for line maintenance crew...
stations.
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland