Mitchelstown Map

Built in the 18th and 19th centuries by the Earls of Kingston, Mitchelstown is a fine example of a planned town. The overall vista is dominated by two Gothic cut limestone Church spires set against the Galtee mountains, and by the two magnificent squares at Kingston Square and Market Square. Built in the mid 1700s in elegant Georgian style (Upper), and in United Domestic Renaissance style (Lower), Kingston Square ranks as one of the most beautiful squares in Europe.Cork Street has many fine traditional shop fronts (from Classical and Georgian Architecture in the vernacular), most notably; Ryan’s Shoe Shop, Murphy’s Chemist, O’Callaghan’s Delicatessen, Mulcahy’s Pub, Lyons Grocers and Hyland’s Book Store in Lower Cork Street, and Campaign House, Paul Roche’s and Ford’s Hardware in Upper, boasting ornate fascias, sculptured brackets, moulded windows reveals and some fine Ionic columns. Cut stone and brick buildings of note include Stuart Hall and the Market House in Market Square and the Old School House and Weston Village in Georges Street.