We are delighted to share further details of our September Conference, ‘Famine, Workhouses and Institutional Care: The Role of Institutional Care and Carers during the
What’s on – Looking forward to Heritage Week 2023 National Heritage Week is a nine-day celebration of Ireland’s natural, built and cultural heritage. The main
The management and staff of the Irish Workhouse Centre were delighted to formally launch An Bhean Ghlúine, an exhibit by Emma Laffey, in the Dining
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
The Old Tuam Society presents Orphans of the Great Hunger, a two-act play written by Patricia King-Callaghan and directed by Tom O’Donoghue. The performance takes
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.
The Irish Workhouse Centre is delighted to welcome Paula Stokes and her 1845: Memento Mori famine memorial and glass installation. The exhibition is dedicated to
