IMBOLC – Visual art Exhibition

Vaulted Stables - Event Space

Title: IMBOLC Entry Fee: FREE Artists: Frances Crowe, Margo Mc Nulty, Lea Farrell, Olena Kovalevych Launch hosted by Mary Kennedy (RTE Presenter) on the 28th of January at 3 pm...

Woodland Café Sessions

Woodland Café, Strokestown Park

  Join us on the 19th of March for our Woodland Café sessions Featuring Fiachra Guihen. Fiachra Guihen is an acclaimed local harpist who will be performing between 1 pm...

Tree Folklore for Children

Strokestown Park

As part of National Tree Week join us for an educational walking tour through our 19th-century woodland to learn about ancient Irish folklore surrounding trees and how the evidence of our ancient forest is still embedded in the world around us through stories and place names. Learn about the challenges posed by deforestation and invasive...

Thomas Mahon and the Trees of Strokestown Park

Strokestown Park

As part of National Tree Week join us to learn about Thomas Mahon and the Trees of Strokestown Park. In the summer of 1776, the famous agricultural reformer Arthur Young visited the Strokestown estate and wrote admiringly of the work that had been done to improve it by its then proprietor Thomas Mahon. On this...

Ireland EU50, Erasmus + and lifelong learning in Museums

Vaulted Stables - Event Space

  Come and celebrate 50 years of Ireland’s EU membership with free talks in a magnificent historic house. Engaging speakers including Michael Doorly (Concern Worldwide), Jemma Lee (Léargas), Gerry O'Sullivan (former Director of the Erasmus+ National Agency at the Higher Education Authority), and Caroline Nash (Karatas Consultants) will explore the European Union’s role in promoting...

Victorian Darkroom

Strokestown Park

  Book tickets online here Travel back in time and visit our  Victorian darkroom and laboratory, dating from the late 1800s, was created by Henry Pakenham Mahon, an enthusiastic early photographer. It is extremely rare for intact and fully equipped darkrooms like ours to have survived. Henry used his wealth and knowledge to pursue this...

Mud Bugs Spring Workshop

Strokestown Park

  Saturday April 22nd, 11am & 2pm. Mud Bugs returns with their Spring Workshop. These workshops are all about connecting children and families with nature. We use nature to inspire creativity, curiosity, exploration, imagination and play. We want to connect children with the magic of the changing seasons through adventure, art and education. There are...

The Photo Album of the Irish Canada exhibition

Vaulted Stables - Event Space

Access with every ticket and members free Open until 18th June 2024   The Photo Album of the Irish Canada exhibition celebrates the ordinary and extraordinary histories of Canadians with Irish heritage across generations, reflected in family photo albums. The exhibition is part of a wider Photo Album of the Irish project which includes publications...