Glenveagh Castle launching touchscreen kiosks for Heritage Week

Glenveagh Castle will be launching its new touchscreen kiosks as part of Heritage Week 2023.

Funding for the kiosks was successfully secured from the Heritage Council’s Heritage Stewardship Fund 2023 – the aim of which was to make four historic visitors' books and three historic games books available for viewing to the public. Heritage Week runs from August 12 to 20.

Just as the National Park provides a setting for the castle, the museum – through displays and future exhibitions – can enhance the interpretation of the park, its hunting traditions and its past.

Glenveagh was a mecca for the rich and famous from the late 1800’s to the 1980’s. A wide variety of fascinating guests, including actors, writers, poets and statesmen came here for the fishing, hunting and deer stalking.

“We have digitized the Guest Books and Game Books from each of the owners’ periods in Glenveagh so you can discover for yourself exactly who stayed here and what they did to entertain themselves,” a spokesperson said. “You will be able to browse through the many pages of signatures, photos, drawings and poems depicted in the books by the guests who visited and immerse yourself in another time and age. The Castle is open daily from 09:00 to 16:30 for self-guided visits.

Glenveagh Castle was awarded ‘Interim Accreditation’ under the Heritage Council’s Museum Standards Programme for Ireland (MSPI).