Heritage Week @ Maynooth Castle & Castletown House

Maybnooth Castle:

Heritage Week at Maynooth Castle
19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 August, 11am – 5pm

Join in our special guided tours and our castle-inspired arts and crafts activities throughout Heritage Week!

Contact us at 01 628 6744 for more details!

Admission Free

Jouses, Jesters and Japes!

Maynooth Castle (OPW)

19 August, 2pm – 3pm
23 August, 3pm – 4pm
24 August, 11am – 12pm
25 August, 12pm – 1pm

Crafty Castle

Maynooth Castle (OPW)

19 August, 3pm – 5pm
20 August, 11am – 1pm
26 August, 11am – 1pm
27 August, 11am – 1pm

Competitions at the Castle!

Maynooth Castle (OPW)

23 – 25 August, 2pm – 4pm

The Siege of Maynooth Castle

Maynooth Castle (OPW)

20 August, 2pm – 3pm
20 August, 4pm – 5pm
25 August, 11am – 12pm
25 August, 3pm – 4pm

The Lady Fitzgeralds

Maynooth Castle (OPW)

19 August, 11am – 12pm
23 August, 12pm – 1pm
24 August, 3pm – 4pm
27 August, 3pm – 4pm

The Demise of Maynooth Castle

Maynooth Castle (OPW)

19 August, 12pm – 1pm
20 August, 3pm – 4pm
23 August, 11am – 12pm
24 August, 12pm – 1pm

Pot-luck Tours!

Maynooth Castle (OPW)

26 August, 2pm – 5pm

Living History at the Castle

Maynooth Castle (OPW)

26 August, 2pm – 5pm

 

Castletown House & Estate

Evening Self Guided Tour
22 August, 5pm – 7pm

Castletown House/ OPW
Entrance Hall
View the museum rooms after 5pm, opening hours extended for Tuesday evening.

Admission & Booking

Adult: €8 Child: €3.5 Concession: €5 Family: €15

Below Stairs at Castletown House
19, 26 August, 12pm – 1pm
Booking Required

‘Below Stairs’ is a brand new tour where we share the important stories about the lives and roles of servants at Castletown. Advance booking required, places limited.

Admission & Booking

Admission Free
to book contact castletown@opw.ie


Explore the archives at Castletown House

22 August, 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Booking Required

1st Floor, Castletown House

Join us for a tour of some of the rare treasures cared for by the OPW-Maynooth University Archive and Research Centre with the archivist Nicola Kelly.

Nicola Kelly will be giving an introduction to Centre’s archives, including the letters of Lady Louisa Conolly.
Admission & Booking

Admission Free
to book contact 01 6288252 castletown@opw.ie

Castletown and the Lost 19th Century
22 August, 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Booking Required

Hunting Room, Stable Wing

Join Suzanne Pegley for her talk on the Pakenham-Conolly Era in the 19th century in Castletown House

Admission & Booking

Admission Free
to book contact castletown@opw.ie 01 6288252

Open Day at the Gate House
27 August, 10am – 4pm

Irish Landmark Trust
Gate House, Main Street, Celbridge
Co. Kildare

An opportunity to see the conservation work of Irish Landmark Trust. Enjoy a self-guided tour of this restored C19th gatelodge which is now available as holiday accommodation.

Information leaflets about the property will be provided.
Admission & Booking

Admission Free

Open Day at the Round House
27 August, 10am – 4pm

Irish Landmark Trust
Round House, Main Street, Celbridge
Co. Kildare

An opportunity to see the conservation work of Irish Landmark Trust. Enjoy a self-guided tour of this restored C18th gatelodge which is now available as holiday accommodation.

Information leaflets about the property will be provided.
Admission & Booking

Admission Free

Open Day – Batty Langley Lodge
27 August, 10am – 4pm

Irish Landmark Trust
Batty Langley Lodge, Castletown Estate, Leixlip
Co. Kildare

An opportunity to see the conservation work of Irish Landmark Trust. Enjoy a self-guided tour of this restored romantic C18th gatelodge now available as holiday accommodation.

Information leaflets about the property will be provided.
Admission & Booking

Admission Free