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Heritage & History
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Strokestown Park House is the location of the National Famine Museum.
The property is operated by the Irish Heritage Trust. |
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On the Cloonslanor loop of the Strokestown Trail Walk, you will visit the site of the former Strokestown Work House.
Information is posted at the site. |
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In 1950, when the Holy Year Cross was raised onto the top of Sliabh Bawn, skeletal remains were uncovered.
This suggests that a passage grave once sat atop the hill. |
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Rathcroghan Visitor Centre is located in the medieval village of Tulsk, within the royal complex of Cruachan, the oldest and largest unexcavated Royal complex in Europe.
It is located 7 kilometres west of Strokestown. |
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At Elphin Windmill (approximately 9 kilometres north of Strokestown) you will find a fully restored 18th-century tower mill.
This is a rare piece of Irish industrial architectural heritage and is, possibly, the oldest operational windmill in Ireland. |
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County Roscommon's Genealogy Centre is located at St. John's Church, the former Church of Ireland church, on Church Street.
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