Picture Credit: Frank Scott The 2017 Táin March begins this Friday, May 19th, in Rathcroghan and Roscommon people are being invited to take part and follow the famous trail. The Táin March was established in 2011 as a community walking festival to celebrate and promote the epic tale of the Cattle Raid of Cooley. This …
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Local Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy has welcomed the fact that the application for UNESCO World Heritage Site status for the ancient royal site in Rathcroghan, County Roscommon is moving a step nearer reality as a further plenary meeting is scheduled for Rathcroghan this June. Deputy Murphy received the assurance from the Minister for Arts, …
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Picture Credit: Rathcroghan.ie The ancient Royal site at Rathcroghan is on course to becoming a major international attraction with renewed plans to add it to the UNESCO World Heritage List. By Kevin Jenkinson The old capital of Connacht, where kings and queens were inaugurated, was one of six ancient royal sites represented at a meeting …
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National Heritage Week takes place from August 20th to 28th and there is lots of things to do in Roscommon during this time including Tulsk. All week From 9am – 4:30pm each day in Rathcroghan Visitor Centre there’s Visualising the Stories of Ancient Ireland an exhibition of a collection of recent works by Wexford artist …
The 2016 Táin March Festival gets under in Rathcroghan on Sunday morning with a re-inactment and mock battle followed by the first leg of the March- a 25km walk between Rathcroghan and Scramogue. The Táin March Festival is a family-friendly celebration, tracing the route of Queen Meabh and her army in their attempt to seize …
