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Strokestown News

national famine way -- 2020 developments

10/9/2020

 
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Strokestown Park were delighted to launch today a new interactive outdoor experience to the National Famine Way, with the establishing of a unique National Famine Way Passport/Guide and OSI Trail Map. 

The 14-page National Famine Way Passport/Guide highlights local historical landmarks and allows walkers and cyclists to record their progress with 27 stage stamps along the specially developed route. The Trail details the ill-fated journey of 1,490 famine emigrants who walked from Strokestown Park to ships in Dublin in 1847, at the height of the Irish Famine. A completion certificate is awarded at the end of the Trail at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. 

The National Famine Way is an accredited 165km Heritage and Arts Trail from Strokestown Park, Co. Roscommon through six counties to Dublin, mostly along the Royal Canal. With its captivating layers of history and culture, the Trail is designed to be accessible for families, schools, casual walkers and cyclists, through to famine and historical enthusiasts. It offers a safe, recreational option available 365 days a year in a self-guided and paced format with signposting and trailheads along the route.

The new Passport/Guide is centred around the walk of one of the original famine walkers from Strokestown Park - 12 year-old Daniel Tighe - who remarkably survived the horrific journey to Quebec, Canada on one of the worst famine ships.

Award-winning author Marita Conlon-McKenna has written vignettes reimagining Daniel’s journey in 1847 and connected to over thirty pairs of bronze children’s shoes interspersed along the route and audio recordings of these are available to listen to online at www.nationalfamineway.ie.

Learn more here www.nationalfamineway.ie/strokestownpark.ie/passport-national-famine-way/.
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  • Home
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      • Come & live here
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      • Accommodation
      • Agriculture, Industry & Commerce
      • Bars & Eateries
      • Build, Repair & Service
      • Education & Learning
      • Financial & Legal
      • Hair, Beauty & Living Well
      • Health Services
      • Motoring
      • Professional Services
      • Shopping, Recreation & Leisure
      • Taxi Services
    • Community Groups & Public Services >
      • Active Age
      • Angling Club
      • Comhaltas
      • Cottage Market
      • Cycling Club
      • Foroige
      • Golf Club
      • Hub Community Cafe
      • Men's Shed
      • SCDA
      • Sliabh Ban Athletics
      • STAAR Centre
      • Tidy Towns
      • Town Team
    • Festivals & Events >
      • Agricultural & Industrial Show
      • Christmas Lights
      • Christmas Market
      • Easter Parade
      • Feile Strokestown
      • Harvest & Hallowe'en Festival
      • International Poetry Festival
      • Izzy B's Fairy Festival
      • National Famine Walk
      • Summer Solstice Celebrations
      • Táin March
  • Contact