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is nestled at the foot of the Slieve Bán mountains and is
a centre of great beauty and of immense historical interest
for visitors. There is a new 9 hole golf course in Strokestown
and 5 golf courses within a 20 minute drive, angling, traditional
Irish music, quiet countryside walks. Swimming pools, gymnasiums
and seaside sports are all within a 30 minute drive. Below is
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Strokestown
House
Strokestown Park House, Strokestown, was seat of the
Parkenham-Mahons since the 1660's. The guided tour of the house
includes all the main reception rooms, the first floor bedrooms,
the children's nurseries and the galleried kitchen, complete
with their original furnishings. Located in the stable yards
of Strokestown Park, is the Famine Museum which commemorates
the Great Irish Famine of the 1840's. The museum uses the extensive
Strokestown archive to explain the significance of the Famine
nationally and to reflect critically on the ongoing spectacle
of contemporary world hunger. |
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Animal
Farm
Located in Tullyboy, Boyle. The open farm
introduces the family to caring coutry life. Being a dairy farm,
all the modern sophisticated techniques of milk production are
on display, as are the machinery and methods housed in the past.
Pony rides, the Beech Nature Trail, Pets Corner, old farmhouse
kitchen and museum, duck pond, playground and picnic area are
other attractions. A gift shop offers a wide variety of gifts
& mementoes of the farm and the old world tearooms is an ideal
place to catch your breath. |
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Elphin
Windmill
Located 1km west of Strokestown on the windmill road,
the windmill was built in the early 1700's to grind oats and
wheat into meal, for the local population. The mill worked for
about 100 years and was then abandoned. In 1992, the derelict
tower was aquired by the Elphin Area Community Enterprise Ltd.
and was restored. Wind permitting regular demonstrations are
given. |
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Clonalis
House
Clonalis House, Castlerea, is the ancestral home of the
O’Conors of Connaught, descendants of last High King of Ireland
and traditional Kings of Connaught. Built in 1878, Clonalis
House contains a priceless collection of archival material relating
to the O’Conor family. The Coronation Stone and the 18th Century
Harp of Turlough O’Carolan, last of the Gaelic bards are also
to be seen. |
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County
Heritage & Genealogy Centre
The county Roscommon heritage centre and genealogy
centre has built up a comprehensive
database relating to the area including, church and civil records,
census records and land reords. The centre has access to all
available genealogy sources for county Roscommon.
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King
House
King House was built by Sir Henry King about 1730, and is a
house of unique architectural and historical importance. Situated
beside the Boyle River, within the town of Boyle, it occupies
land formerly controlled by the MacDermot clan and is the most
important provincial town house in Ireland. Home of the Connaught
Rangers regiment from 1788 and the Irish Army since then, recent
extensive restoration has brought King House back to its former
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With the aid of exciting special effects and life size models
in recreated scenes you are taken back through the long and
compelling history of the house and the people who lived in
the area. Every opportunity has been taken, with the use of
interactive displays, to ensure that visitors, children and
adults alike, are able to experience life as it was for the
people who occupied the house and lived and work locally. |
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