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1 event, 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... | ||
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 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... |
2 events, 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...
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 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,... |
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1 event, Led by artist Jacqueline Duignan, Eco-art project will take place in the parklands and gardens of Strokestown Park. This project takes place over two mornings. Dates: Thursday May 21st and 28th Times: 10am to 1pm. Workshop participants will create impermanent landscape sculptures using only natural and found materials gathered from the grounds eg, twigs, leaves,... |
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2 events, Join us on the afternoon of Tuesday May 26th at 2pm for our annual Woodland Café Sing Song as part of Age & Opportunities Bealtaine Festival, celebrating creativity as we age. Leading this very special afternoon is Leitrim singer and musician Fionnuala Maxwell who will be accompanied by the wonderful accordion player Brian Mostyn....  Join a small group for a relaxed printmaking and beginner friendly Art workshop facilitated by artist Jacqueline Duignan, no previous experience necessary. All levels catered for. The workshop will take inspiration from the painting “The Cardsharps” by the great Italian master Caravaggio, a copy of which hangs in Strokestown Park House. Participants will be... |
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