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SUMMARY:Judging Famine Follies
DESCRIPTION:  \nOctober 22nd at 3:30 pm in the Vaulted Stables. \nJudging Famine Follies is a new\, free play that explores how Irish historic houses and heritage sites were created and shaped during the period of the Great Hunger. Ireland’s landlords have been widely vilified for failing to feed their starving tenants\, yet monuments to their benevolence adorn the Irish landscape. Judging Famine Follies summons them from beyond the grave and invites the audience to decide which of their monuments are merited. Lord Londonderry is defended by Major Mahon of Stroketown\, the first landlord to be assassinated during the Great Famine. Witnesses from history\, with their own foibles and follies\, including Lady Londonderry\, Lord Brownlow and Lord Dufferin are called. The audience is the jury. \n 
URL:https://strokestownpark.ie/event/judging-famine-follies/
LOCATION:Vaulted Stables – Event Space
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SUMMARY:Culture Night at Strokestown Park 2023
DESCRIPTION:  \nOn Friday\, 22nd September we will celebrate the culture of Ukraine and Ireland through art\, music\, and food. \nOur Ukrainian and Irish volunteers will be serving up traditional home-baked treats in our beautiful Vaulted Stables Event Space. \nThe center-piece of the event will be the opening of an exhibition of paintings created by our Strokestown Park\, Artist in Residence\, Olena Kovalevych. Olena works in the traditional Petrykivka painting style of her native province of Dnipropetrovsk in Eastern Ukraine. She will also exhibit work from students who attended her workshops during the summer and a piece she has specially created for Culture Night for Strokestown Women’s Shed. To find out more about Olena and her art here. \n \nMusical entertainment will be provided by both Irish and Ukrainian traditional musicians. Musicians will include Timur Selimshah\, a Crimean-Tatarian folk singer\, whose traditional style of music is rarely heard outside of the Crimean Peninsula. He will be joined by Kateryna Babarik who will be performing popular Ukrainian songs. Irish music will be performed by Joanna Sweeney on whistle\, bodhran and singing\, Gerry Harrington on fiddle and Liam Stapleton on pipes and flute. This is an open session\, so you’re welcome to bring along your instrument and lend your singing voice to the night. \n     \nFinally in the former grain store above the Stables\, we have fittingly installed a panel exhibition from the Ukrainian Embassy\, focusing on the Holodomor. The Holodomor was a man-made famine endured by the Ukrainian people in the early 1930s. Alongside this exhibition will be artistic pieces reflecting on the Holodomor created by Olena Kovalevych and Alia Shadrova. \n \nThis is a free event\, suitable for all ages. 7 pm to 9 pm. Vaulted Stables and Stable Courtyard\,Strokestown Park House. No booking is necessary. \nThe full culture night schedule for Roscommon is available here \nStrokestown Park Artist in Residence Programme 2023 is supported by the Roscommon County Council Creative Ireland Programme\, an all-of-government five-year initiative\, from 2017 to 2022\, which places creativity at the centre of public policy. \nOur Culture Night event has received support from the Arts Council through Roscommon Co Co\, Arts Office.
URL:https://strokestownpark.ie/event/culture-night-2023/
LOCATION:Vaulted Stables – Event Space
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SUMMARY:Heritage Week - A Story of the Irish Famine in Clay
DESCRIPTION:Potato People – A Story of the Irish Famine in Clay \nLive audience with sculptor Joe McCaul\, creator of the sculpture exhibition ‘Potato People’\, which is on display at the National Famine Museum until the end of August. Joe will talk about the motivation behind the creation of this emotive work. He will also explain how the pieces were created using the traditional Japanese Raku firing method. The talk will happen in our new Vaulted Stables Event and Exhibition Space where the work is on display. \nEntry to this once-off event is included with all Famine Museum Tickets issued on this day or free for members. \nOther Heritage Week events here.  \nSupported by The Heritage Council under the Community Heritage Grant Scheme 2023
URL:https://strokestownpark.ie/event/a-story-of-the-irish-famine-in-clay/
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SUMMARY:The Potato People Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:FINAL CHANCE TO SEE THESE REMARKABLE SCULPTURES AT STROKESTOWN PARK – EXHIBITION ENDS THIS SUNDAY AUGUST 27th. \nStep into a captivating world of history and art at The National Famine Museum\, as we proudly present Joe McCaul’s extraordinary sculpture exhibition titled “The Potato People.” Located within the magnificent vaulted stables this unique display promises a moving experience like no other. \nThis thought-provoking show runs between June 28th to August 27th. It is free to Irish Heritage Trust members and all visitors who purchase tickets to our Museum. \n“The Potato People” exhibition draws inspiration from poignant accounts of the Irish Famine\, particularly the book “The Truth Behind the Famine” by Jerry Mulvihill\, copies of which are available at the Strokestown Park shop. This book resonated deeply with Joe and compelled him to find a meaningful way to honor the millions who perished from hunger\, disease\, and forced emigration during this dark chapter of history. \nThrough these stories of the Famine\, Joe connects us with the individuals whose lives were tragically affected. Joe has given each sculpture a name and background story. This enriching addition enhances the experience\, enabling visitors to connect more intimately with the artworks and grasp the historical significance they represent. \nDon’t miss this extraordinary exhibition this summer\, that combines artistry\, history\, and heartfelt storytelling and join us as we pay homage to the lives lost and the resilience of those who endured An Gorta Mór. \nFull events calendar available here. \n 
URL:https://strokestownpark.ie/event/the-potato-people-exhibition/
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SUMMARY:The Photo Album of the Irish Canada exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Access with every ticket and members free \n\nOpen until 18th June 2024 \n  \n\n\nThe 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 and an online archive organised by Photo Museum Ireland.
URL:https://strokestownpark.ie/event/photo-album-of-the-irish/
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SUMMARY:Ireland EU50\, Erasmus + and lifelong learning in Museums
DESCRIPTION:  \nCome and celebrate 50 years of Ireland’s EU membership with free talks in a magnificent historic house. \nEngaging 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 aid\, education\, and heritage in Ireland and at the National Famine Museum.
URL:https://strokestownpark.ie/event/ireland-eu50/
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SUMMARY:IMBOLC - Visual art Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Title: IMBOLC \nEntry Fee: FREE \nArtists: Frances Crowe\, Margo Mc Nulty\, Lea Farrell\, Olena Kovalevych \nLaunch 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 \nIMBOLC features work that acknowledges the past\, celebrates our heritage and evokes memory and the passing of time. Highlighting how points in history are seeds for our future that feed our sense of place and offer reflection and a sense of value as we move forward into the spring with a renewed hope of what is to come. \nArtist information:\n  \n \nLEA FARRELL This series of oil paintings was created to highlight the fusion of nature and local heritage through the eyes of a newcomer. Discovering the local history surrounding her as she walked was a great bonus for Lea. ‘History and what the past left us are part of us. As an immigrant\, I had to leave my heritage behind. It’s another aspect of human continuity that most of us only miss when it’s no longer in reach. Achieving a balance between history\, nature\, and present reality is a modern-day challenge and it is our job as modern people.’ \n  \n \nMARGO MCNULTY Work in this exhibition is part of a project ‘Mantles’ which is a collaborative project between artist Margo McNulty and writer Shauna Gilligan supported by Creative Ireland. ‘Mantles’ explores themes of heritage and a sense of place symbolising the sacred Irish feminine\, Brigid. Through archival artifacts and site visits\, it aims to create through words and images new representations of Brigid. This body of work includes painting\, etching\, photography\, and a publication. Click here to visit Margo’s webiste. \n \nFRANCES CROWE’s large wall hangings titled Love in a Pandemic reflect on the enormous impact on local communities and separated families. Isolation from loved ones has made us yearn for what went before. However\, the pandemic also offered us the gift of time\, an escape from the usual busyness of life which allowed for moments for reflection and introspection. Repetition of pattern\, texture\, colour\, and form in her two-dimensional woven works are motivated by memory and longing. Time spent observing and interpreting local surroundings\, with a focus on the garden\, is the inspiration for Frances’s most recent narrative work. Using a large palette of yarns\, her woven tapestries reflect time spent immersed in her environment. Her most recent works snowdrops in snow bring hope of new beginnings with spring in the air. Click here to visit Frances’ website. \n  \nOlena Kovalevych was born in Ukraine in the city of Dneprodzerzhinsk in 1973\, close to the village of Petrikovka. In 1992 she graduated from the Petrikov Art School and was awarded a diploma as an art teacher at the Kharkov State Pedagogical University. Olena continued to work in art education for 7 years. From 2003 to 2015\, she was employed in the department of architecture and urban planning\, engaging in the design of the urban environment and the protection of historical monuments. Olena began managing an art gallery in 2015. From 2021 she took up employment as a restorer at the Museum of History in Kamenskoye. After the beginning of the Russian aggression\, Olena became engaged in volunteer activities. Since October 2022 she has been residing with her son in Strokestown. Ireland\, its people\, and nature inspire her to create decorative compositions influenced by the Ukrainian folk style.
URL:https://strokestownpark.ie/event/imbolic-visual-art-exhibition/
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