With St Patrick’s Day approaching, we have a beautiful Irish harp for this month’s object. Originally part of Henry McIlhenny’s collection, it was made in Dublin in the 1820s and stands in the Music Room at Glenveagh Castle. The significance of the harp as an instrument in Ireland goes back as far as pre-Christian times
Writer Eimear Ryan will read from her novel-in-progress, Arcadia, based on the life and death of Glenveagh owner, Arthur Kingsley Porter this Sunday 23rd of February at 3:00 PM in Glenveagh National Park Visitor Centre. She will discuss the process of writing and researching the novel, what first drew her to the subject, and the
Glenveagh National Park, including the main car park, Visitor Centre, Castle and Gardens will be closed on Tuesday 11th of February due to a planned power outage. All of the Park infrastructure will be without power due to planned forestry maintenance works close to ESB power lines. There will be no buses, toilet facilities or
You may notice some significant changes on your next visit to Glenveagh National Park. Over the coming months we will be removing several stands of non-native conifers in the vicinity of the National Park buildings and roads. The non-native trees are being felled as part of the Glenveagh Woodland Management Strategy and they will be
This convex Butler’s mirror, dating from around the 19th Century hangs in the Dining Room at Glenveagh Castle. It is named after its ability to allow the butler to oversee the progress of a meal whilst keeping a discrete distance from the guests. From the 15th Century onwards, smaller versions known as Banker’s Mirrors were
On World Wetlands Day 2025 we share the message of protecting our wetlands for the common future. Glenveagh National Park has many projects ongoing to restore hectares of blanket bog. Bogs play an important part in storing water and reducing the risk of floods.By restoring blanket bogs in the national park, we also support the
Join us at Glenveagh Castle to celebrate Lá Fhéile Bríde or St Brigid’s Day by making St Brigid’s Crosses. The making of St Brigid’s Crosses on the eve of St Brigid’s Day (1st February) is customary in Ireland to gain St Brigid’s protection. Keep up the tradition with a free drop-in activity and have a
Glenveagh National Park will reopen after Storm Eowyn on a phased basis. On Friday 31st January the main car park, lake side walk, Castle, Visitor Centre, Lough Insagh trail and main glen trail will reopen. Buses will be running also. The Gardens will partially reopen and we ask that visitors respect the signage and remain
Glenveagh National Park will reopen on a phased basis from tomorrow 28th Jan 2025. On Tuesday 28th January the main car park, Visitor Centre and Lough Insagh trail will reopen fully. The lakeside walk will reopen from the Visitor centre as far as the lower garden gate but the Gardens, Castle, view point trail and
Glenveagh National Park will remain closed until further notice. Clean up operations are in progress after storm Éowyn. Further updates on reopening will be posted here.