As part of Seachtain na Gaeilge, we are delighted to host a  tour of Strokestown Park House at 1pm on Sunday 8th March. Click here to book. Other events taking place on the day include: Comhrá, Caifé agus Ceol in our Woodland Café from 2pm to 4pm. FREE access to the National Famine Museum...

As part of Seachtain na Gaeilge on Sunday March 8th, there will be FREE access to the National Famine Museum with an Irish language audio guide. The Great Famine (1845–1852) was a catastrophic turning point for the Irish language, accelerating its decline from a majority tongue to a minority language. As the Famine disproportionately affected...

  On Sunday 8th March as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge we invite you to enjoy an afternoon of relaxed conversation, traditional music, song and dance in our Woodland Café, 2pm to 4pm.  Performing on the day will be acclaimed All - Ireland winning musicians and dancers Úna Ní Fhlatharta, Róisín Ní Fhlatharta, Ciara Fitzharris...

Victorian Walled Gardens Saturday March 28th to Sunday April 12th Hop down to Strokestown Park this Easter for some egg–stra special Easter adventures! As the school holidays commence, our mischievous bunnies of Strokestown Park have scattered clues throughout our Victorian Walled Gardens, inviting you and your little bunnies to embark on an egg-citing Easter Egg...

  Solas Quartet -  Spring Tour 2026 Presented by the National String Quartet Foundation Founded in 2020, the Solas Quartet features four innovative, exciting and acclaimed musicians and composers. Katherine Hunka, violin Marja Gaynor, violin Cian Ó Dúill, viola Aoife Nic Athlaoich, cello Programme Includes  Maddalena Lombardini - String Quartet No.2 in B flat Milo...

Join us for the Strokestown International Poetry Festival 2026, taking place over the May Bank Holiday weekend, from Friday, May 1st, to Sunday, May 3rd, in the picturesque surroundings of Strokestown Park, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon. Now in his fifth year as festival director, Joe Woods has curated an exciting and diverse line-up for Ireland’s longest-running...

  Come along and find out fascinating facts about bats at our bat talk. The talk will be followed by a walk around the grounds using bat detectors to discover the wonderful bats living in Strokestown Park.   FREE Event, all welcome. **Please be aware that this workshop takes place in an upstairs room, accessible...

  Martin Curley, a genealogist and local heritage consultant will present a workshop on accessing and using the 1926 Census to in Strokestown Park on Saturday May 16th at 2 PM. Martin will help people look at the 1926 Census locally and share how to access it online and make use of the information for...

  Would you like to walk the National Famine Way? The National Famine Way Remembrance Walk is a nine-day, supported commemorative journey retracing the 165 km historic route followed in 1847 by the 1,490 men, women and children who were marched from Strokestown to Dublin as part of assisted emigration during the Famine. This is a...

  Join us at Strokestown Park in the National Famine Museum on the 16th May at 7pm for a traditional Canadian Wake, a farewell gathering once held for Irish emigrants leaving for North America. This event will be an immersive theatrical experience with professional performances in the National Famine Museum. The evening will feature music,...