Origins of Samhain, Oweynagat Cave Tour
A daily guided descent into Oweynagat, the mythological Cave of the Cats at Rathcroghan, Europe's largest unexcavated royal site and the original home of the Samhain festival.
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"Castlecoote House, a fine 18th-century Palladian villa with elaborate plasterwork in a quiet Roscommon village, opens each Heritage Week for guided afternoon tours through the Section 482 scheme."
Castlecoote House Heritage Week Open Days
"King House, a magnificent early 18th-century mansion on Boyle's main street and once barracks to the Connaught Rangers, opens throughout Heritage Week with a full programme of tours and activities."
King House Heritage Week Open Days
"Strokestown Park, a Palladian mansion with one of Ireland's longest herbaceous borders and the Irish National Famine Museum, opens through Heritage Week in its planned Georgian estate village."
Strokestown Park Heritage Week Open Days
"Set in the heritage town of Strokestown, this established Roscommon show closes out the main show season as a venue for All-Ireland Beef Shorthorn Heifer Calf championship qualifiers alongside its traditional livestock and rural crafts programme."
Strokestown Agricultural Show
"Families follow storytelling guides through the woodland of Strokestown Park to uncover the folklore of Oíche Shamhna, with costume-encouraged Samhain games and craft making woven through the estate grounds."
Strokestown Park Samhain Trail
"A community lantern and drumming procession through Roscommon town on Halloween night, culminating at the Arts Centre with a film and storytelling session rooted in the nearby Rathcroghan mythological landscape."
Roscommon Town Samhain Procession
"A rare chance to join guided Heritage Week tours of the internationally significant Knock Shrine and Basilica, exploring the site's pilgrimage history and sacred architecture during the 50th anniversary of the Basilica."
Basilica 50: Guided Shrine and Basilica Tours
"The medieval walled town of Athenry hosts Heritage Week archery demonstrations in the grounds of its 13th-century castle, placing a living traditional skill against one of Connacht's finest fortified monuments."
Archery Demonstrations at Athenry Castle
"Ballinderreen Community Centre hosts Heritage Week programming for this small south Galway coastal village, bringing together local history and community memory during the national celebration."
Ballinderreen Heritage Week Event
"A hands-on celebration of Ireland's traditional crafts at the National Museum of Ireland Country Life in Turlough Park, showcasing the thatching, blacksmithing and rural skills under threat in 2026's Heritage at Risk theme."
Traditional Craft Celebration
"A community Heritage Week gathering at Lacken Sensory Garden on the shores of Lacken Strand, celebrating the coastal and natural heritage of this quiet north Mayo village."
Lacken Heritage Day
"A guided walk around Westport's Octagon and town centre revealing the ancient fossils embedded in the limestone buildings and streetscapes of this elegant Georgian planned town."
Urban Fossil Walk