Jack O’Lantern’s Woodland Walk, with Enchanted Croí Theatre
2022-10-30 00:00 - 2022-10-31 00:00 (Europe/Dublin) | 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 an Cailleach will lead the way through the Autumnal veils this Halloween. Our site-specific performance hosts ghosteens galore when we unearth our stories, spells of wonderment and the shrill sounds of the Banshee for all your family and friends to enjoy.
Book your tickets here.

Dracula Revisited, Presented by Enchanted Croí Theatre
2022-10-29 21:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Strokestown Park
Step into the darkness at Strokestown Park with Enchanted Croí Theatre to be immersed in Bram Stoker’s Gothic Classic ‘Dracula’ once again. This time…revisited, unearthed, and reborn.
We invite you to be enchanted in a web of words, a splattering of song and verse, and sensuous night dances. Join us in the shadows for an adults-only Halloween event with a drink on arrival.
“Listen to them..the children of the night! What music they make”….
Book Tickets here.
For children’s Halloween event click here.

This event is funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media under The Night Time Economy Support Scheme 2022

Autumn Wreath Making Workshop
2022-10-23 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/Dublin) | Strokestown Park
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 up a hallway, enclosed porch or even your living room with some sumptuous hues and textures, bringing the glow of this season’s colours inside.
This promises to be a fun and creative evening, celebrating the beauty of Autumn.
Book your tickets here.

This event is funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media under The Night Time Economy Support Scheme 2022

The Odyssey Tour: Echoes of Ireland's Cultural Voices
2022-10-01 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Strokestown Park
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 Joyce’s Ulysses and the local Seanachie, have in common? These storytellers all reflected and challenged Irish life in the early 1900’s through times of great change and political unrest.
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This theatrical guided tour will be led by Lucy Brennan Shiel and features live performances by renowned Irish actors Gary Lydon (soon to appear in Martin McDonagh’s new film The Banshees of Inisherin) and Conor Lambert (Ripper Street, The Tudors) along with Conor Hamill (soon to appear in, In the Land of Saints and Sinners & Ann) along with some very special guest performers on the night.
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Enjoy a complimentary fire-side glass of prosecco and unwind in this not-to-be-missed event.
Limited tickets, early booking advisable.
Strokestown Park would like to acknowledge the kind permission of the Trustees of the Estate of the late Katherine B. Kavanagh, through the Jonathan Williams Literary Agency for Tarry Flynn to be included in this programme.
This bespoke event has been proudly commissioned by Strokestown Park in partnership with Emma Brennan, producer and director.
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Funded by Roscommon County Council and the Department of Tourism Culture Arts Gaeltacht Sports and Media under the Local Live Performance Programming Scheme.

Archives to Arts
2022-09-24 13:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Dublin) | National Famine Museum
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 his award-winning album Chronicles of Great Irish Famine and read from his debut novel The Pawn Broker’s Reward which were both inspired by his archival research into the historical experiences of his ancestors during the Great Hunger.
Professor Kevin Whelan (Director of the Keough-Notre Dame Centre in Dublin) will give a keynote address on the theme of “What Archives Can Never Tell Us”).
The acclaimed author Marita Conlon-McKenna will read from her “Shoe Stories” which were shaped by her own research in the Strokestown Archive. Each of these artists and scholars will reflect on how their own creative practices were inspired by archival traces of the Great Hunger that they drew upon to transform familial and local memories into artistic legacies and enduring works. Come join us as we bring the Strokestown Archives to life.
To book your complimentary place please call 071 9633013, Walk in’s also welcome on the day.

Olive, Edward and Stuart - Love and War in the Big House.
2022-09-23 18:30 - 21:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Strokestown Park
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 a time when her Anglo-Irish lifestyle and status were being fundamentally changed.
Culture Night, Friday 23rd September. 6.30pm to 9pm
Free Event – Call in or 071-9633013 to reserve a place.
Due to the space restrictions in the house, numbers will be limited to 30 individuals – open to the public on a first-come-first-served basis.
Supported by Roscommon County Council under the Local Live Performance Programming Scheme of 2022.

Nightvisiting - Songs & Stories From The Hearth
2022-09-18 20:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Strokestown Park
The National Famine Museum, Strokestown Park, is proud to present this specially commissioned event with Lisa Lambe one of Ireland’s best-known performers. Described by the Irish Times as “The finest singer and actor of her generation”. Lisa has recently completed a M.A in Irish Folklore in association with the National Folklore Collection.

Lisa has been commissioned by the National Famine Museum to share her work on the tradition of ‘Nightvisiting’ or The Rambling House, to create a special gathering of song and local lore for Strokestown House.
Reconnecting us to the role that night-time social house visits played in our oral traditions and in the preservation of our songs and stories, this project will culminate in a magical and intimate evening of songs, storytelling, music, around the hearth of the famous Gallery Kitchen in Strokestown House.
In this version of Night visiting Lisa will be joined by collaborators, and renowned musicians; Roscommon-based fiddle player Sean Regan and guitarist John McLoughlin, alongside contributions from other guests on the night.
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Funded by Roscommon County Council and the Department of Tourism Culture Arts Gaeltacht Sports and Media under the Local Live Performance Programming Scheme.

Car Show
2022-08-21 11:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Strokestown Park
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. There will be €500 in prizes for the best in class: Vintage, Classic, Retro, and Motorbike!
The previous show was a great success with around 2,500 people in attendance and 300 vehicles present. This year the aim is to build on that success once again. A great day out for all and not to be missed.

Ecology For Children along the Woodland Trail, Strokestown Park
2022-08-20 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Strokestown Park
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 the world they live in and the wildlife within it from a young age they will help to preserve it for the next generation. They will become advocates for protecting nature.
Find adventure on our family-friendly woodland trail, and make music on our outdoor xylophone. Admire impressive specimens of mature Beech and Oak, planted by Henry Pakenham-Mahon over 300 years ago. Roam through lush woodlands, listen to the birds sing, and reflect at our peaceful forest bathing stations set in the serene rural Roscommon landscape.
The woodland trail is unpaved. Suitable for all ages!
To book this tour please call 0719633013. Spaces are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.
This tour is free of charge. Please meet in the visitors center for the tour.
For the rest of our event calendar please click here

Special tour of our newly conserved and curated greenhouse and tool exhibit in the Walled Gardens
2022-08-19 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Strokestown Park
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 call 0719633013. Spaces are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.
This tour is free of charge. Please meet in the visitors center for the tour.
For the rest of our event calendar please click here

Special tour of the newly conserved Mahon Family Mausoleum.
2022-08-18 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Strokestown Park
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 Strokestown Park.
To book this tour please call 0719633013. Spaces are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.
This tour is free of charge. Please meet in the visitors center for the tour.
For the rest of our event calendar please click here

Launch of our Victorian Darkroom and early photography exhibit
2022-08-17 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Strokestown House
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 this tour please call 0719633013. Spaces are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment
This tour is free of charge. Please meet in the visitors center for the tour.
For the rest of our event calendar please click here
The creation of the Victorian Darkroom has been funded by the Heritage Council under the Community Heritage Grant Scheme 2022.

Mud Bugs Nature Workshop
2022-08-11 | Strokestown House
Inspiring Wild & Magical Childhoods in Nature
Date: Thursday, August 11th
Times: 10am (3 – 6 yrs), 1pm ( 3- 6 yrs), 4pm ( 7 – 12yrs)
Duration: 90mins
Ticket Fee: €20 per child including at home adventure kit.
A limit of two adults per child. This is for health and safety purposes.
Strokestown Park are proud to partner with Jessica O’Rourke of Mud Bugs to connect children with the magic of our Woodlands, Gardens & Meadows, through adventure, art, and education. Jessica’s background in early years education and forest school have given her a glistening lens to see how childhood in Ireland can be re-imagined. You are likely to see Jess creeping along the forest floor looking for nature’s treasure or covered in glitter (bio glitter to be exact) chatting to the ladybirds frolicking in the dappled sunshine under the big oak tree.
This our Summer session is the first in our seasonal series of workshops in collaboration with Mud Bugs. These workshops aim to support you in exploring the changes in nature through the seasons with your children, facilitating them in becoming more connected to their environment.

Each child or family will be given a mini version of Mud Bugs very popular Treasure Box which includes:
Magnifying Glass
Mud bugs activity cards
*Allowing your child to bring some of what they have learnt home and encourage a life long love of nature.
Let’s see where the sparkling slug slime trail leads!
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"In the Midst of Plenty"a Folk musical
2022-06-24 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
“In the Midst of Plenty” centers on the stories of women living on the Strokestown estate during the Great Famine, and is set against the backdrop of the plot to assassinate Major Denis Mahon, the landlord of Strokestown, in 1847.

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2022-04-14 08:00 - 2022-04-26 17:00 (Europe/London)
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2022-04-10 08:00 - 2022-04-30 17:00 (Europe/London)
