Great Irish Interiors
Strokestown House, Co Roscommon
Season 2 Episode 4 of 7
The restoration of Strokestown House in Co Roscommon, which was the seat of the Pakenham-Mahons and the scene of mass evictions and murder during the Great Famine - with the head of the family being killed in response to his cruel treatment of tenants. Curator John O'Driscoll and his team face the challenge of upgrading its heating system so that the house's priceless archive of famine records can be preserved
Great Irish Interiors airs on RTE One at 2:30 PM, Tuesday 25 March. (Subtitles, repeat.)
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