Eyrecourt is a very attractive village with some interesting architecture. John Eyre, a Cromwellian soldier, who was granted large tracts of land in East Galway, founded the village. He built a castle on the site of a former O'Madden Castle. This sixteenth century castle can still be seen within the outbuildings of the present courtyard. The village dates a little later than this, with many of the houses on the main street dating from the Eighteenth century.

The present day village of Eyrecourt has all the appearance of a planned town, with its wide main street, a large market-square and elegant mall at the entrance to the Castle. The village has two fine nineteenth century churches, one Catholic and the other Church of Ireland. The Church of Ireland church has some very fine mural plaques bearing the names of the Eyres, Pollocks and other local latter-day gentry. The church itself is an architectural gem and exhibits some interesting carved ornamentation. The Catholic Church has some fine stained glass windows, the work of John Early of Dublin.

Clan Name

Eyrecourt is part of the ancestral home of the Maddens and forms a stage of the Beara-Breifne Greenway which is based on the historic march of O'Sullivan Beara in 1603.

Heritage Houses

For info on Eyrecourt House click here
For info on Clonfert Palace and Cathedral situated near Eyrecourt click here

Greenways Festival 2003

Eyrecourt is talking part in the Greenways Festival in summer 2003 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the legendary 1603 march of O’Sullivan Beara from the Beara Peninsula to the Breifne area. Click here for info on the events