An international touring exhibition of contemporary fine art prints by forty Irish and Japanese artists. www.kwaidanexhibition.com Kwaidan - Encounters With Lafcadio Hearn is a touring exhibition of contemporary printmaking featuring the fine art print works of twenty Irish and twenty Japanese artists. It will run from Friday 7th March until Sunday 24th August 2025 at […]
Maev Kelly presents “Solas” — a Solo Exhibition at the Cowshed Gallery, Farmleigh Opening at 2pm May 3rd, artist Maev Kelly unveils Solas, a new collection of intuitive, abstract works that mark a dynamic evolution in her practice. Moving beyond her celebrated work in portraiture and landscape, Kelly now embraces expressive, fluid brushwork and a […]
Savour artisanal delights and discover unique crafts at our lively food and craft market! Indulge in culinary treats while browsing handmade treasures crafted by local artisans. Join us! Upcoming market dates include: Sunday 20th April Monday 21st April Sunday 4th May Monday 5th May Sunday 6th July Sunday 3rd August Monday 4th August *Please note […]
Savour artisanal delights and discover unique crafts at our lively food and craft market! Indulge in culinary treats while browsing handmade treasures crafted by local artisans. Join us! Upcoming market dates include: Sunday 20th April Monday 21st April Sunday 4th May Monday 5th May Sunday 6th July Sunday 3rd August Monday 4th August *Please note […]
TU Dublin Harp Ensemble presents a concert of historical, traditional Irish and contemporary works for harp ensemble in celebration of Ireland’s rich harping tradition. The concert features compositions and arrangements by Gráinne Hambly, William Jackson, Gráinne Meyer, Luke Webb, Anne-Marie O’Farrell and Rachel Duffy. Free but booking essential Book Tickets on Eventbrite BIOGRAPHY Founded by […]
As Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann’s Dublin Branches prepare for the journey towards the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann they will commence by hosting an evening of traditional Irish music at Farmleigh. Join Comhaltas Bhaile Átha Cliath in Farmleigh’s Kitchen Cabinet Room for a seisiún that will involve Dublin musicians of the highest standard. Beidh an scoth […]
This talk is presented as part of the Culture Date with Dublin 8 festival. Set in the historic surroundings of Farmleigh House, home of Arthur’s great grandson Edward Cecil, this tour will tell the story of a man whose determination, innovation and business acumen transformed a humble Irish stout into a global legend. Tickets will […]
This talk is presented as part of the Culture Date with Dublin 8 festival. Period dramas offer an insight into life in domestic service, but do they sometimes whitewash a starker reality ? This talk reflects on the limited opportunities and harsh terms of employment of Dublin’s domestic servants in the early decades of the […]
This talk is presented as part of the Culture Date with Dublin 8 festival. Join us at Farmleigh House where we will shine a light on the remarkable legacy of Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, and his role in establishing the Iveagh Trust. As the former owner of Farmleigh, Lord Iveagh was not […]
This talk is presented as part of the Culture Date with Dublin 8 festival. Arthur founder of a brewery that would one day become the largest in the world. He moved from a very different life in a bishop’s house in Celbridge Co Kildare to Dublin, a city not for the fainthearted in the mid […]
This talk is presented as part of the Culture Date with Dublin 8 festival. The artistic and architectural legacy of ancient Greece and Rome has had a profound influence, through the Georgian and Victorian periods in which Farmleigh House was constructed and right up to the present. In this tour you will be guided through […]
This talk is presented as part of the Culture Date with Dublin 8 festival. Who were some of Edward Cecil Guinness' neighbours? Learn about a jilted heiress and a young boy who became a famous English statesman. A gentleman whose half-brother was a notorious dictator and a newspaper tycoon who was once described “as the […]
Tar i gcuideachta le duine dár dtreoraithe eolacha ar thuras ar Theach Farmleigh, ar lena linn a rachaidh tú ón ochtú haois déag, nuair a tosaíodh an obair tógála, suas go dtí an lá inniu. Beidh an turas seo ar siúl ar an Domhnach, 11 Bealtaine, 11 a.m. Tá an turas saor in aisce, tiocfaidh do […]
This talk is presented as part of the Culture Date with Dublin 8 festival. From chandeliers to candelabra, we will discover and reflect on the illuminating patterns of real and artificial light in this beautiful eclectic home. Sunday May 11th 2025 at 2.30pm. Tour lasts approximately 1 hour. Age limit 12 yrs old + Places […]
'Think of an Irish "wind that shakes the barley". Then think of the East!': How Lafcadio Hearn and W.B. Yeats mirrored Japan in Ireland. W.B. Yeats cited Lafcadio Hearn for his favourite definition of poetry — ‘There is something ghostly in all great art’. Hearn was a world-famous writer when Yeats started out as a […]