old walls of athlone

A portion of the old walls when Athlone was a fortified town can be seen at Railway View on the Leinster (east) side of the town.
The Bawn: Situated off Mardyke Street the Bawn is the birthplace of the celebrated Irish Tenor - John Count McCormack. A bronze plaque marks the house. There is a monument to his memory on the banks of the River Shannon at Athlone.