Street, County Westmeath

Street or Streete (Irish: An tSráid or Sráid)[1] is a village and parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It lies on the regional road between Lismacaffery and Rathowen. Its Irish name was historically anglicised as Straid or Strade.

Streete
Sráid / an tSráid
Village
Main street
Main street
Streete is located in Ireland
Streete
Streete
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°41′00″N 7°29′22″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Elevation
66 m (217 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceN337704

History and development

The remains of a Norman-era motte-and-bailey castle, known as either the "Castle of Magh-Breacruighe" or "Caisleán na Sráide", are located to the south of the village. Largely destroyed between the 13th and 15th century, only partial remains of the "steep-sided mound or motte" remain.[2] Close to the castle site is a 19th century Church of Ireland church, built on the site of an earlier ecclesiastical enclosure.[3]

Other 19th century structures in the area include the village's community centre and "institute" (built c. 1856),[4] a former saw mill (c. 1865),[5] and a former observatory (built c. 1892).[6] This observatory is associated with astronomer William Edward Wilson (1851–1908) and built within the ground's of his family's estate at Daramona House.[6]

A large local amenity park and community centre was built to the north of the village in 2003.[7]

See also

References
  1. "An tSráid / Street". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. O'Brien, Caimin (2015), WM002-027---- / Castle - motte and bailey, Archaeological Survey of Ireland, Anglo-Norman motte and bailey castle known as the castle of Magh-Breacruighe [..] Present remains consist of a tree-covered high steep-sided mound or motte [..] with remains of a much degraded rectangular-shaped bailey
  3. "St. Mary's Church Of Ireland Church, Barradrum, Streete, Westmeath". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. "Building 15400207 Westmeath". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 8 December 2021. known as 'The Institute' and was built by the Wilson Family of nearby Daramona House (15400208) as an educational centre and community centre
  5. "Streete Saw Mill., Barradrum, Streete, Westmeath". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  6. "Daramona House, Streete, Westmeath". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  7. "Streete Parish Community Plan 2018-2023" (PDF). westmeathppn.ie. Westmeath Public Participation Network. 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
Shop in the former village institute (built c. 1856)


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