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…
New book entitled ‘Soil Matters: the Story of Science at Johnstown Castle’ chronicles the history of Johnstown Castle from 1929 to 2024.
Don your favourite costume and join us at our haunted heritage houses for some Halloween fun for old and young this mid term.
Ciarán Fitzgerald has been Head Gardener at Johnstown Castle Estate for five years and is as enthusiastic as day one! We talked to him about pioneering projects, sustainability, and some lesser-known facts about the estate. Firstly, what makes up the 120-acres at Johnstown Castle Estate? We’ve got… Tell me a few things people might not…
