Strokestown Park House is an 18th century mansion in Co. Roscommon that retains its original furnishings and documents. This evocative estate is a capsule in time showcasing an Irish ‘Big House’ and Georgian Ireland in its purist form. The walled garden gives a unique insight into horticultural practices and garden architecture from the 1740s to the present day.
Open
17 March to 31 October
10.30am – 5.30pm
Tours three times daily
1 November to 16 March
10.30am – 4.00pm
Tours once daily
Contact
Strokestown Park House, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon.
+353 (0) 71 9633013
info@strokestownpark.ie
strokestownpark.ie
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Happy Valentine's Day from all at Strokestown Park!
(Image is from an unusual collection of early C20th century advertising posters which are part of our archive collection)
Thank you SideWalkSafari.com for this blog on the attractions in the Roscommon region.
Step Back in Time to the Irish Famine at Strokestown Park House
Learn about the history of the Great Famine that befell Ireland in the 19th century with a drive from Dublin to Strokestown Park House in County Roscommon. Visit Strokestown Ireland on an Irish road trip.
From the Strokestown Archive collection.
A letter from 1853 sent to Strokestown House, with a letterhead depicting the temporary buildings of iron and glass erected on the grounds of Leinster House, for the Great Industrial Exhibition of 1853.
This exhibition was Ireland’s answer to London’s Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1851. It was funded by William Dargan, the most important Irish engineer of the 19th century, best known for his pioneering work in railway construction in Ireland.
Cataloguing of the extensive archive collection continues – we’re now working through correspondence from the 1840s to the 1870s.
Really enjoying meeting everyone at our stand at the Holiday World Show in the RDS we are stand Q2 Sharon and Rajinder called to see us @holidayworldshow #loveroscommon #irishheritagetrust #holidaytime #outandaboit
Delighted with this interesting piece in @echolivecork about @Fotahouse and our 200th Anniversary events. Thank you @chrisdunnecork Exciting year ahead! @IrHeritageTrust @ancienteastIRL @pure_cork @TourismIreland @CobhTourism https://t.co/Z0VGwti8Vl
We were very proud to have our festival mentioned at yesterday’s wonderful #changemakers2020 conference in Univ. of Limerick @roscommoncoco @Strokestown1 @poetryireland @CastlecooteH @Strokestown @strokestownpark
Step Back in Time to the Irish Famine at Strokestown Park House https://t.co/tplF4oVNrE via @SidewalkSafari
We're very excited about the restoration of the walled garden and glasshouses @johnstowncastle. Our Head Gardener Ciaran has wonderful ideas for this special place... #bringingplacestolife @teagasc @ancienteastIRL @visitwexford https://t.co/j1rWcGyUK6