Lissadell House and Gardens

Opening Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Opening Days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Opening Hours: 10.30-18.30 daily (group tours can also be arranged outside normal opening times, min 20 people)
Admission Charge: Garden €5

• Appointment Only
• Admission Charge

Lissadell is famous as the childhood home of Constance Markievicz, her sister Eva Gore Booth and her brother Josslyn Gore Booth. Constance was one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising, and was the first woman to be elected to Dail Eireann, where she served as Minister for Labour (thus becoming the first woman minister in a modern European democracy), and was also the first woman to be elected to the House of Commons at Westminster, London (where she declined to take her seat). Eva was a poet of distinction and an active suffragist.

Josslyn created at Lissadell one of the premier horticultural estates in Europe. This horticultural enterprise is now being recreated at Lissadell. Sligo born poet W. B. Yeats was friendly with the Gore Booth sisters when he and they were young. He stayed at Lissadell in 1893 and 1894, and immortalized Lissadell and the Gore Booth sisters in his poetry.

Admission Charge: 

Adults, entry to House, Walled Garden, Alpine Garden and Exhibition, all in ticket €12
Children (under 5 free) all in ticket €6
House only - Adults €6, children €3
Exhibition only - Adults €5, children €2.50
Walled Garden - Adults €5, children €2.50
Alpine Garden - Adults €5, children €2.50

Over a hundred years ago the Lissadell estate was one of the leaders in Europe in terms of horticultural excellence, with world famous gardens operating commercially. In 1906, over 200 people were employed on, or supported from the estate

The 2.5 acre Walled Victorian Kitchen Gardens, with a splendid, award winning display of vegetables, salads, herbs, and soft fruit, all of which are used in the Tearooms and Heritage shop. By the seashore, the walled 2 acre Alpine Rockery Garden has been fully restored, together with rose gardens, stepped ponds, rockeries, and unparalleled views of Sligo bay. Gardening staff are on hand in each garden to assist our visitors. In addition there are large notice boards explaining the history of and display in each garden.

To mark the UN International Year of the Potato in 2008 they have planted over 169 heritage potatoes in our famous walled Victorian Vegetable Garden from the collection of noted Mayo horticulturist David Langford. David Langford has established the most comprehensive collection of heritage potatoes in Ireland over many years and we are very proud to have been chosen as the repository for this wonderful collection. 

Opening during the 2008 Season
 •          New art gallery
 •          Garden Museum
 •          Lecture Rooms
 •          Further garden and woodland walks
 •          Pet Farm for children.

Best time of year to visit: April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November

Groups & Tours

• Groups Accepted
• Groups Need Appointments
• Accept Only Groups
• Guided Tours

Tour Days:

Tour Times

Guided tour only in the House every day 10:30 – 17:00 (every half one hour)

Additional

Events

Concerts during the summer