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