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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Just in from the walled garden, fresh spinach,courgettes and yummy figs mmmmm #irishheritagetrust #irelandshiddenheartlands #goodfood #growyourownfood #biodiversityireland #lovegardening #loveroscommon #Strokestown #staysafe #stayconnected
We are delighted that all of our Irish Heritage Trust staff here at Strokestown Park have completed the hygiene and safety training to obtain the Fáilte Ireland Covid-19 Safety Charter. We would like to reassure you that the health and wellbeing of our visitors and staff continue to be our number one priority. Further information about the Fáilte Ireland Covid-19 Safety Charter is available www.failteireland.ie/Footer/COVID-19-Safety-Charter/List-of-businesses-compliant-with-COVID-19-sa...
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For Heritage Week 2020 we have created a 10 minute film based on Olive Pakenham Mahon's diary from World War One. The film can be viewed on Youtube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvOTiCOUIKo&t=10s .
The piece uses extracts from Olive's diary written during the first months of the war, just after her first husband, Edward King Harman of Rockingham was deployed to the Western Front.
The piece has been created by the archivist at Strokestown Park and Anne Marie O'Sullivan of Enchanted Croí Theatre Company and was filmed in Strokestown Park House.
Dead Time - unlocking the diary of Olive Pakenham Mahon, 1914
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When Olive Pakenham Mahon's locked diary was discovered in Strokestown Park House it had no key. Olive, a 20 year old heiress to Strokestown Park had married...
It is with regret, we have decided to postpone the event in light of current COVID-19 restrictions. Anyone who has bought tickets online will received a full refund. A new date will be announced once restrictions are lifted and it is safe to do so. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Less than an hour to go before our event with award- winning author Marita Conlon-McKenna! All are welcome: http://strokestownpark.ie/famine/walk/ #NationalFamineWay #Missing1490 #IrishHistory
Tune in tonight at 7pm Irish time/2pm EST in North America for this fascinating talk with renowned author Marita Conlon-McKenna, telling the story of Daniel Tighe, one of 1,490 famine emigrants who walked from @strokestownpark in Co Roscommon to Dublin.
https://hubs.ly/H0BVNvx0
Lovely to see my book out in the wild. And for sale in now reopened bookshops! What a treat. Thanks @AtlinMerrick for buying it and thanks @DubrayBooks for stocking it! https://twitter.com/AtlinMerrick/status/1334153155945369601
Happy holidays to meeee! Your book looks very smart under various lights here in Dún Laoghaire @gillianmobrien.
Join tomorrow evening for this fascinating event with renowned author Marita Conlon-McKenna. You can watch the 38 minute docudrama first. Click here to watch and join the event: http://strokestownpark.ie/famine/walk/ #NationalFamineWay #Missing1490
At the height of the Irish Famine in 1847, twelve year old Daniel Tighe was forced to walk 165km with 1,490 emigrants from @strokestownpark in Roscommon to Dublin. This Wednesday, renowned author Marita Conlon-McKenna tells his story: https://hubs.ly/H0BH6_H0 @strokestownpark
At the height of the Irish Famine in May of 1847, twelve-year-old Daniel Tighe walked 165km with 1,490 emigrants from @strokestownpark to Dublin. This Wednesday, December 2 at 7pm, renowned author Marita Conlon-McKenna tells the story of his journey: https://hubs.ly/H0BH7cZ0