Castletown House, Hunting room

This trio presents the scintillating voice of one of Ireland’s finest Conamara singers, Róisín Elsafty, together with the very rare and meltingly beautiful sound of the medieval Irish harp, played by Ireland’s foremost historical harpist, Siobhán Armstrong, woven with the diverse colours of Ronan Browne’s flutes, whistles and 175-year-old pipes. From sparkling songs to harp […]

 An illustrated talk by Sandra M. Murphy on the OPW's newly-acquired heritage property of Donaghcumper Estate in Celbridge, Co. Kildare     This illustrated talk by Sandra M. Murphy will explore the newly-acquired OPW heritage property of Donaghcumper Estate in Celbridge, Co. Kildare. Through archival items, plans and photographs, this talk will take the visitor […]

A concert of classical and contemporary guitar music by Marco Ramelli, Enrica Savigini and Jonathan Leathwood   Jonathan Leathwood has performed in venues throughout Europe and both American continents. He has recorded with the legendary flautist William Bennett and collaborated on works for six- and ten-string guitar from composers such as Param Vir, Stephen Goss, […]

An illustrated lecture by Dr. Suzanne Pegley on the power and influence of the Conolly family of Castletown House   This illustrated lecture will look at the social network of the Conolly family and how significant this was for their high middle-class verging on aristocratic status in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In past centuries, […]

John Walsh, Ireland’s leading Flamenco guitarist, joins uilleann piper David Power and Baroque violin player Marja Gaynor for a night of unique music and arrangements. They perform a programme featuring their own arrangements of traditional Irish tunes Flamenco and contemporary music, as well as music from the Baroque period and the 19th century     John Walsh (Flamenco […]