Strokestown Park

04/11/2026

❄ There is something for everyone this winter at Strokestown Park

🎅Victorian Christmas Experience returns!
⏰ Weekends from 28th Nov - 21st Dec

🐶Paws & Claus - a day for the whole family
⏰22nd Nov, 12pm to 4pm

🎄Festive Tour of Strokestown Park House
⏰3rd Dec, 7pm

🍃Christmas Wreath Making
⏰12th Dec, 12pm to 2pm

👶Baby's First Christmas
⏰22nd Dec

🎶Gatehouse in Concert
⏰9th Jan, 8pm

Irish Heritage Trust Member discount available for select events

🎟For more information or to book a ticket, please see link in bio

03/11/2026

🎁Win a pass for the Victorian Christmas Experience at Strokestown Park for 2 adults and 2 children and make unforgettable memories with Santa, Mrs Claus and their merry elves!

Enter today!
All you have to do is
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3) Tag a friend in the comments

Usual Terms and Conditions apply.
🎅Your visit must take place on the opening weekend of our Victorian Christmas Experience, the 28th or the 29th of November.

Winner will be announced on Monday the 9th of November 🎉🥳

Best of Luck!!

02/11/2026

2 November 1847 – A Day Remembered in Irish History.

179 years ago today, Major Denis Mahon, the landlord of the Strokestown Park Estate was shot and killed. He was the first and most high-profile landlord to be murdered during the Great Irish Famine.

Major Denis Mahon is buried in the family mausoleum located on the Strokestown Park Estate.

His assassination followed the news of the 1,490 tenants from Strokestown who were forced to leave their homes and emigrate to Canada in the hope of a better life. As reports of the terrible conditions and loss of life aboard the 'coffin ships' filtered back to Strokestown, the suffering and distress of the community deepened.

Today, the 1,490 people are often referred to as the 'Missing 1490'. Their names and lives are honoured on the Wall of Remembrance at the entrance to Strokestown Park.

Their journey is also commemorated along the , allowing us to walk in their footsteps, reflect on their journey and remember the lives forever changed by the Irish Famine.

01/11/2026

🎄 The countdown is on to the Victorian Christmas Experience at Strokestown Park

This magical experience starts on the 28th of November, it runs over weekends until Monday the 21st Dec.

Other Christmas events at Strokestown Park include:
🐶 Paws & Claus - a festive day out for the whole family
⏰ 22nd Nov

👶 Baby’s First Christmas
⏰ 22nd Dec

🎟️ For tickets & more information about the Christmas events taking place at Strokestown, visit :

https://strokestownpark.ie/events/

30/10/2026

🕯️ We look forward to welcoming everyone on the After Dark Tour on the 1st of November.

After Dark Tour with John O' Driscoll
⏰1st Nov at 7pm
This tour is sold out, please do not turn up if you do not have a booking.

Tour starts at Strokestown Park House
Dress warmly as part of the tour is outside.

On the eve of the 179th anniversary of Major Denis Mahon’s assassination, uncover the chilling story of his death and visit his final resting place in the Strokestown Park Mausoleum.

We look forward to welcoming you all on this candlelit tour through Strokestown Park House and discover the places even our staff wouldn’t dare enter after dark! 👻

28/10/2026

28/10/2026

Autumn trails National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park 🍂🍁

28/10/2026

💜'Chosen with Love by Our Volunteers'
This month, meet our Irish Heritage Trust volunteer Gerard Kelly

Gerard brings a huge amount of warmth and personality to his volunteering roles. He is a tour guide assistant and an enthusiastic events volunteer.

Gerard, a retired school principal who taught in many countries, has chosen the school desks in the school room at Strokestown Park House.

These desks were designed to encourage — and sometimes even force — children to write with their right hand. At the time, they were seen as perfectly acceptable, even progressive. Today, we can see things very differently.

The homework placed on the desks are actual pieces of homework completed by children who lived at Strokestown Park House. This piece is dated to Sept 30th, 1933.

If you are interested in volunteering at Strokestown Park, we would love to hear from you.
Contact Tara, our Volunteer Coordinator
💌[email protected]

27/10/2026

🎃 A glimpse into the Samhain Trail in the ancient woodlands

This midterm, discover the traditions of the festival of Samhain and the many mythical figures such as the Púca and the Cailleach associated with it.

🍬 Using your trail map, find all the clues to receive your treat !

Open daily until the 1st Nov
⏰ 10.30am to 4pm

No advance booking required !

Thank you to Fuinseog Woodland Crafts for all the new spooky additions to the trail.