Yoga at Johnstown
Johnstown Castle EstateAlanna is a Yoga Teacher with a background in Mental Health Nursing. Combining her experience of working in the field of mental health with yoga teachings, Alanna takes a considered approach to her yoga classes. She will be hosting weekly classes every Saturday at 10am. What to expect: This outdoor slow yoga flow uses the surrounding...
Qi Gong at Johnstown Castle
Johnstown Castle EstateQi Gong is an ancient Chinese form of movement and meditation to improve health and well-being. In the outdoor Qi Gong class with Mary you will start with a Wellness Qi Gong warm up routine. This will be followed by a Shaolin Stretching (Yi Jing Ba Shi) routine to activate and stretch the main energy...
Guided Tree Walk with Head Gardener Ciarán Fitzgerald
Johnstown Castle EstateJoin Head Gardener Ciarán Fitzgerald on a fascinating guided tree walk on Johnstown Castles Estate on Thursday 15th June at 11am. Ciarán will talk about the huge variety of trees throughout the estate. He will also discuss the future plans for the estate including the plans for the walled garden and gardeners house and the...
Lady Catherine Colclough by Alan Ryan
Johnstown Castle EstateCome along to what is sure to be a fascinating talk about Lady Catherine Colclough on Saturday 17th June at 11am. Learn about this intriguing character who was born into the Grogan family at Johnstown Castle. The talk will be presented by Alan Ryan, Project Manager for Colclough Walled Garden. Alan will also provide an...
Heraldic Castle Tour with Peter Henry
Johnstown Castle EstateDate: Saturday 17th June at 14:30pm. Johnstown Castle is decorated with many heraldic emblems – birds, bears, griffins, lions and more – representing the families who owned the estate. The interior and exterior feature coats of arms connected to the Grogans and their descendants, many of them indicating the marriages that took place between them...
Jazz at Johnstown – 3 Day Festival
Johnstown Castle EstateJazz at Johnstown Festival The biggest outdoor jazz festival in the South East takes place in Wexford across three days from June 23 to June 25. Over 14 bands and 35 musicians from throughout the country will take part in the third outdoor Jazz at Johnstown festival. Hosted on the grounds of Johnstown Castle, some...
Mark Redmond – Jazz at Johnstown
Johnstown Castle EstateJazz at Johnstown, in a unique concert on Friday, June 23 at 8pm, brings together jazz and Irish trad to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the seminal Horslips album, The Táin. Our special guest is Wexford piper Mark Redmond, playing alongside Jazz at Johnstown frequent headliners, the Chris Colloton Trio, featuring on keyboards the young...
Jazz Pizzazz with Stella Bass
Johnstown Castle EstateIf ever a trio of musicians in contemporary Irish jazz warranted the description as a super group, bassist Barry Donahue, drummer Dominic Mullen and keyboardist Johnny Taylor fit the bill. They will be the sensational sound behind one of the best jazz vocalists in the country, Stella Bass, making her Jazz at Johnstown debut on...
The Story of the East Wing of Johnstown Castle: “Four Rooms, Three Generations, Two Religions”
Johnstown Castle EstateThe Story of the East Wing of Johnstown Castle: "Four Rooms, Three Generations, Two Religions" - An Illustrated Talk by Dr Duncan Laurence. Saturday, 15th July, 11.00 AM. The East Wing of Johnstown Castle was started in about 1830 and took 30 years to complete, finally comprising a billiard room, ballroom, chapel and band-room. At...
Evening Bat Walk
Johnstown Castle EstateIMPORTANT DATE INFORMATION: 27th April at 20.15, 25th May at 21.00, 29 June at 21.15, 27 July at 20.45 and 31 Aug at 20.00. As the sun begins to set over Johnstown Castle and the visitors leave, many animals are settling down for the night. But around the lakes others are just coming to life!...