Lissadell House to stage 12 concerts a year over next 5 years
Up to 12 concerts a year are to be staged at Lissadell House in Co. Sligo. The owners of historic 19th century building have come to an arrangement with Vicar Street owner Harry Crosbie and promoter Peter Aiken to have the concerts over the next 5 years. Mr Crosbie says…
Lissadell House and Gardens open for summer season
Lissadell House and Gardens has opened to the public again for the summer season. It’s now five years since the grounds were fully re-opened. An open day will take place at Lissadell on Bank Holiday Monday next. The owner of Lissadell, Constance Cassidy, is inviting people to come along.
‘The Voice of Women — 100 years of achievement?’ Exhibition Launch at Lissadell
Listen back to this podcast of Arts House, Barbara-Rose visits launch of the ‘The Voice of Women — 100 years of achievement?’ an exhibition at Lissadell on Thursday 11th April. The event was opened by Fianna Fáil party leader Micheál Martin TD, same party which suffrage leader Countess Constance Marcievicz…
Fianna Fail leader to officially open exhibition at Lissadell House
The Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin is in Sligo today where he will open an exhibition marking the centenary of women being given the right to vote. The Voices of Women Exhibition takes place in Lissadell House. Constance Casside, owner of Lissadell with her husband Edward Walsh, has been telling…
Lissadell owner says Sligo can become the ‘Killarney’ of the North West
The owners of Lissadell House say that Sligo has the potential to become the ‘Killarney’ of the North West. Constance Cassidy and Eddie Walsh own the historic house at Lissadell which of course is the homeplace of Irish patriot Constance Markievicz and poet WB Yeats was a regular visitor at…
Lissadell House to reopen this weekend
One of the North West’s flagship tourism attractions will reopen for a new season this Sunday. The opening day at Lisadell House and estate will be marked by two events. One will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the 1867 Fenian Rebellion. Lissadell was the childhood home of the 1916 rebel…