Rathcroghan
Follow in the footsteps of Queen Medb at Connacht’s ancient capital
09:15 – 16:30 Monday to Saturday
Admission
Rathcroghan Exhibition Tour
Adult : €6
Senior/ Student: €5
Child 10+ : €3
Group 10+: €4 pp
Group 20+ : €4 pp
Site + Exhibition Tour
Adults : €17
Senior/ Student: €15
Child 10+ : €6
Group 10+: €14 pp
Group 20+ €12 pp
Private Tour Rate ( operating 09:00- 15:00)
€50+ standard rate for every additional participant
Meeting Room Rental
Standard Meeting ( 1-2 hours): €20
Day Rental : €50
Follow us
Rathcroghan
Tightly packed into a few square kilometres of the Roscommon landscape at Rathcroghan lie over 240 archaeological sites. These include Stone Age tombs and royal burial mounds, great ringforts and places of ceremonial inauguration.
The legendary Oweynagat (Cave of the Cats), for example, is regarded as the origin-place of the festival of Samhain. Fearful Christian scribes described Oweynagat as Ireland’s Gate to Hell. A two-metre standing stone, meanwhile, is said to mark the grave of King Dathi, the last pagan king of Ireland, who died when he was struck by lightning in the Alps.
Perhaps most impressively, the great warrior Queen Medb ruled all of Connacht from her home at Rathcroghan.
Experience Rathcroghan’s rich archaeology, mythology and history through our interpretive rooms and expertly guided tours. The Rathcroghan Visitor Centre, the home of our museum, is located in the medieval village of Tulsk, Co. Roscommon.
(This is a Communities Involvement Initiative Project, supported by the OPW.)
Gallery
Opening Times
Open all Year (Monday to Saturday) 9:15 – 16:30 Last museum admission 16:00 Guided Sites Tours 12:00; 14:00 (summer only) Average Length of Visit: 2 hours
Notice
For the guided sites tour, visitors are advised to wear weather protective clothing and shoes suitable for walking over uneven terrain.
Contact
Rathcroghan Visitor Centre
Tulsk
Castlerea
Co. Roscommon
F45 HH51
+353 (0)71 9639268
Getting Here
16km from Roscommon signposted from N61 or 11km from Strokestown from N5
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Facilities
- Audio Visual Show
- Baby Changing
- Bicycle Parking
- Brochure
- Café
- Car park
- Coach parking
- Gift Shop
- Guided tours
- Interpretive exhibit
- Toilets
- Wheelchair Accessible Toilet
- WiFi
Restrictions
- Limited Access