Our annual St. Patrick's Day Céilí in the Courtyard will take place between 1pm and 3pm. We're delighted to welcome back Jerry O'Reilly as our Fear an Tí with live music from the Brian Boru Céilí Band! There's FREE admission to the Céilí. Don't forget your dancing shoes!!
Over the weekend at Castletown come join Vera McEvoy (artist) to celebrate National Drawing Day in the Stable Wing, 20 May from 2-5pm. Drop in, no booking or experience required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Join us outdoors for a ukulele boogelele to spend a memorable Sunday afternoon of music. Free family friendly event.
The latest instalment of our Sundays at Castletown series takes a closer look at the films that have used Castletown as a location Lights, camera, action! Normal tour prices apply (10 euro for an adult, 8 euro senior, 5 euro student). Adult only tour. Advanced booking required to castletown@opw.ie
An early evening concert by Derry born pianist Ruth McGinley in the magnificent Entrance hall
Lucy is a Dublin born, London based soprano. For the past 10 years she has been carving out a stage career in London. Her work in this time has included television (BBC Proms in The Park, BBC's The Voice UK); radio (BBC Radio 2 Friday Night is Music Night); West-End (Les Miserables); International Touring (The […]
One of Ireland's most successful musicians, Finghin Collins studied piano at the Royal Irish Academy of Music with John O'Conor and at the Geneva Conservatoire with Dominique Merlet. Winner of the RTÉ Musician of the Future Competition in 1994 and the Classical Category at the National Entertainment Awards in Ireland in 1998, he went on […]
Celebrating sixty years involvement in drama, well-known Blessington writer/actor, Richard Lynch, will bring one of his most popular shows to Castletown, ‘From the Shoulder Down’. Cleverly scripted and performed by Richard, the show has been staged all over Ireland, parts of England, and Canada. P.J. Mulpeter, now sixty-five, hails from somewhere in the midlands. He […]
Ida Pelliccioli was born in Bergamo, Italy. She studied at the Nice Conservatoire de Région and at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris. Having participated in numerous master classes and receiving a double master diploma at the Sorbonne University, Paris, Ida chose to avoid the international competition circuit. She has performed throughout Europe and […]
Join acclaimed soprano Emer Barry and guests for an evening of music that celebrates dreams. Whether by day or by night, dreams are part of our lives. They guide, inspire and soothe us and so much wonderful music has been written to honour them. Ennio Morricone dreamt of a world full of peace when he […]
A concert 'Ruminations' in Castletown House on September 30th 2023 with Helen Hancock soprano, Annalisa Monticelli piano and Christopher Moriarty clarinet. This programme explores the ruminations of a child from many angles: from racism to childhood innocence & magic, from isolation to idealism-a sense of longing for the world to be different.The programme includes several […]
Join the Popcorn gang in a fun and quirky take on songs and music from the movies. From the sublime duet in Shawshank Redemption to the haunting violin solo in Schindler's List; from the Diva in the children's classic Tin-Tin to the music of Berlin, Gershwin and Porter, there's something for everyone!
