The Irish National Famine Museum is seeking to trace the 1,490 tenants and their descendants, especially Irish Famine orphans adopted in Quebec, who were forced to emigrate to Canada and the United States from Denis Mahon’s Strokestown estate in 1847. Continue reading
The National Famine Way is a 165km trail that traces the footsteps of the Strokestown tenants – men, women and children – who were marched from Roscommon to Dublin in 1847 after they failed to pay their rent. In Continue reading
Roscommon-based Enchanted Croí Theatre has their new contemporary folk musical ‘In the Midst of Plenty’ returning to Roscommon for performances on June 23rd and 24th. Other performances will take place throughout Ireland at 14 venues from the end of May Continue reading
The National Famine Way is unique amongst long distance walking trails in many ways, not least the fact that it starts and finishes at world class related Museums. The newly opened National Famine Museum|Strokestown Park is the museum at the Continue reading
Wednesday 12th October 2022 was a red letter day for the National Famine Way as the new National Famine Museum was officially opened at Strokestown Park House, the beginning of the 165km trail. Ms Catherine Martin, Minister for Culture and Continue reading
September 2020 marked the culmination of years of work for everyone involved in the National Famine Way, as the long distance trail officially opened. The new initiative was immediately welcomed with open arms by the tourism media at home and Continue reading
