Welcome to The Irish Workhouse Centre. The workhouse has been described as “the most feared and hated institution ever established in …
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Oct 14, 2024
For a place that is run solely on donations and no government funding, Portumna Workhouse is such a wonderful display of an absolutely horrific time in Irish history. After finishing our tour, we wer…Full review by eithneoshea
Sep 24, 2024
What an amazing and important museum this is. Aron was our tour guide, full of information and answered all our questions. The workhouses were a Victorian 'solution' to poverty, though by solution …Full review by Tandaar
Sep 17, 2024
Really informative and interesting. Our guide really knew his stuff. Our only regret is that we didn't really get chance to absorb all the excellently displayed information in each of the rooms we sa…Full review by Anne H
Yes there was a charge - as a family we paid €15 and I understand its open 7 days a week from March to October 9.30 to 5 - but our tour took about 2.5 hours so Id suggest …
Yes there was a charge - as a family we paid €15 and I understand its open 7 days a week from March to October 9.30 to 5 - but our tour took about 2.5 hours so Id suggest being there no later than 2 or 3pm to get full value - details of times and rates are on their web site
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