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The Irish Workhouse Centre and South East Galway Integrated Rural Development are pleased to announce that it has published a book about the history of

Thanks to everyone who worked with us on this project In particular, thank you to the Heritage Council of Ireland for their continued support. William’s

My name is Luna Keita, I am an 18-year-old French student. I live in Cluses, a town located in the department of Haute-Savoie, in the

We are very grateful to the Old Tuam Society for their generous donation to the Irish Workhouse Centre as part of last December’s Orphans of

The Board of Directors, Manager, staff, and volunteers of the Irish Workhouse Centre – Portumna were delighted to host President and Mrs. Higgins on Sunday

There will be no tours of the Workhouse available on Sunday 4th December due to the staging of a play in the building. We apologise

There will be no tours of the Workhouse on Saturday 10th September while the conference ‘Commemorating the Closing of the Workhouses in Ireland’ takes place.

National Heritage Week, an initiative by the Heritage Council, celebrates all things heritage. It brings together communities, families, organisations, cultural institutions, academics, and enthusiasts, to

We are very excited that several of David Rooney’s Famine etchings have found a permanent home with us here at the Workhouse. David is originally

We’re delighted to re-open for the 2022 season on Tuesday, 5th April.Opening days are Tuesday-Sunday and guided tour times are:10am, 12 noon, 2pm and 4pm. While

Job Description: Administrator – Receptionist South East Galway Integrated Rural Development Clg. is a not-for-profit, local development company, operating since 1997. The company manages the

We’ve come to the end of another season here at the Irish Workhouse Centre in Portumna. Our final day open for general tours is Sunday

We were delighted to host the Polish Ambassador Anna Sochańska on 17th September 2021 as part of our Culture Night celebrations. The Ambassador kindly unveiled Kieran

We recently relaunched our YouTube channel and will soon be adding some of the films produced for Heritage Week 2020. Our most popular is the

We were delighted to attend the virtual National Heritage Awards hosted by the Heritage Council and presented by RTÉ broadcaster, Anne Cassin. The ceremony recognised

Over the past months we have also been renovating the Workhouse Museum. Thanks to a grant from the Heritage Council and continued support from Galway

After many months of planning and design, we are delighted to present our  fully responsive, redesigned site. We would like to thank LEADER for funding