We’re very proud to share that Johnstown Castle Estate, Museum and Gardens in Wexford and Strokestown Park and the National Famine Museum in Roscommon have both received a 2025 CIE Tours Award of Excellence. These awards are presented to organisations that deliver an exceptional visitor experience, welcoming guests on CIE tours and achieving a customer satisfaction rating…
Strokestown Park | The National Famine Museum has announced a €1.2 million investment that will transform its historic grounds into a vibrant, nature-based visitor experience. Backed by a €1.2m investment from Fáilte Ireland’s Regenerative Tourism and Placemaking Scheme* which is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union under the EU Just Transition…
Explore the Past, Inspire the Future Are you a Transition Year student ready to step out of the classroom and into the world of Irish heritage? The Irish Heritage Trust invites you to explore Ireland’s heritage from the inside through a hands-on Transition Year experience designed to inspire the next generation of heritage professionals. What You Will Experience Exhibitions, Collections, and Interpretation …
Science Week: Then. Today. Tomorrow. The Dark Room at Strokestown Park For Science Week 2025, we invite you to a virtual visit of the recently re-opened Victorian Dark Room, the private photography studio of one of the residents of Strokestown Park, Henry Pakenham Mahon. Located in the 1830s extension to Strokestown Park House, is a…
New Public Artwork Commissioned for No. 11 Parnell Square Artist Méadhbh O’Connor selected to create contemporary piece inspired by Ireland’s cultural and scientific heritage The Irish Heritage Trust and Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann are delighted to announce that artist Méadhbh O’Connor has been commissioned to create a major new public artwork for No. 11…
Ireland’s Agricultural Heritage Takes Its Place on the World Stage. Historic soil testing device fro the Irish Agricultural Museum (IAM) joins new US Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Museum in Rome. A pioneering soil testing device from the Irish Agricultural Museum at Johnstown Castle Estate, Museum & Gardens in Wexford has been donated for permanent…
When people picture the coat of arms for Dublin, it’s usually a blue shield with three burning castles. History tells a different story. The True Coat of Arms of Dublin When people picture the coat of arms for Dublin, it’s usually a blue shield with three burning castles. It’s everywhere: on T-shirts, coasters, keyrings, the Mansion…
Open Call for Professional Artist for a New Piece at the Home of Poetry & Heritage
Celebrating the women who worked behind the grand facades of Ireland’s historic estates on International Women’s Day.
Today we announced the appointment of four directors to join our board. They are Mark Bennett, Susan Cook, Patricia Kenny, and Séamus O’Grady. Established in 2006, the Trust is now a leading national organisation with four landmark heritage properties in its care. These are 11 Parnell Square, Dublin, where we are headquartered; Fota House, Arboretum…
