Jack O’Lantern’s Woodland Walk, with Enchanted Croí Theatre

Strokestown Park

  Sunday 30th Tour Times: 12, 2 and 4 pm Monday 31st Tour Times: 12, 2 and 4 pm All costumes are welcome and encouraged ! Enchanted Croi Theatre in partnership with Strokestown Park will be stepping through the mists of time into Ireland's Ancient past to celebrate the traditions of Samhain. Jack O'Lantern and...

€15

Resilient Irish Women and Strokestown Park House

Come and enjoy free performances and talks about “Women and Strokestown Park” on the 175th anniversary of the assassination of Major Denis Mahon. The "Resilient Irish Women and Strokestown Park House” event will be held on 2 November 2022, the 175th anniversary of the assassination of Major Denis Mahon, the first landlord to be murdered...

SpookTacular Science

Strokestown Park

  Taking place on November the 5th with event times at 12, and 2 pm Planet Science Kidz is delighted to partner with Strokestown Park for some SpookTacular Science this Halloween. Children can look forward to: - Gooey Bugs n Slime, Giant Slime bubbles, Slime monsters, Slime falls; - Erupting potions - Coke Geysers -...

€25

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 this exhibition will be open until the 26th of February as part of Brigid's awakening festival IMBOLC features work that acknowledges the past, celebrates our...

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 and 4 pm in the Woodland Café. There is no charge, simply come enjoy your Mother's day in the beautiful Woodland Café at Strokestown Park.

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...