Events

For Heritage Week 2022 we will be launching our latest exhibition focusing on the photographic pursuits of Henry Pakenham Mahon, a keen amateur photographer who created a purpose-built darkroom in the Gentleman’s Study at Strokestown Park House in the 1890s. This event with includes an introductory tour of the exhibit from our Curator. To book...

For Heritage Week 2022 we are conducting a special tour of the Mausoleum, which was constructed within an earlier 17th century church and contains a crypt in which members of the Mahon Family were buried. Following years of careful and professional conservation and sympathetic landscaping, this ruin is again accessible and visible to visitors to...

For Heritage Week 2022 we will be showcasing our newly created tool exhibit featuring old agricultural and gardening tools and machinery from our collection and the newly conserved nineteenth-century glasshouses in the Walled Garden. The event will consist of a special tour and is a must for all gardening enthusiasts. To book this tour please...

Find beauty and magic in the mature woodlands of Strokestown Park, where children and big children alike will discover the rich ecology of our natural heritage. Teaching young children about ecology and the environment will teach them lessons they will take through the rest of their life. If children learn to respect and care for...

A Day in Automotive History   Looking to plan a day out for all the family? Need to fill the summer holidays and want to avoid the airport delays? The annual show "A Day Of Automotive History" will be taking place on Sunday, 21st of August at Strokestown Park House as part of Heritage Week....

  The Irish Heritage Trust and Enchanted Croí Theatre present a live theatrical event based on the diary and letters of Olive Pakenham Mahon written during the war-torn years of 1914 and 1921, within the backdrop of her home - Strokestown Park House. The work explores Olive’s highs and lows of love and loss at...

  The Archives to Arts event brings internationally renowned artists, authors, and scholars to Strokestown Park on September 24th 2022 for a series of artistic performances and talks to celebrate the opening of the new National Famine Museum as an immersive, state-of-the-art facility. The main artist will be Declan O’Rourke who will perform songs from...

  The National Famine Museum, Strokestown Park, is proud to present this bespoke event commissioned and co-produced with some of Ireland’s most renowned actors and performers. Savour a guided theatrical, literary and musical feast of live performances through Strokestown Park House. What do Sean O Casey’s Juno and the Paycock, Patrick Kavanagh’s Tarry Flynn, James...

Create your very own autumnal wreath with Ivy Rose Floral Design   Join us to create your very own Autumnal Wreath to take home and enjoy, guided by Ivy Rose Floral Design, Strokestown. An autumn wreath is a great way to banish the cold dark days as we head into winter and can also brighten...