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We’re delighted with the 2012 announcement of new routes to Knock Airport, only 45 minutes from Tulsk.  We will now be welcoming visitors into the North West of Ireland directly from Leeds, Paris, Milan, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Barcelona, and Turkey.

There are excellent Car Hire Options at Knock Airport, and a huge array of Places to Stay and Things to Do in County Roscommon once you land your feet on Irish soil.  You can Book Your Accommodation right now, and we’ll help you figure out a great round of things to do when you get to Roscommon.  More information can be found at the Ireland West Knock Airport website Here.

Events & Classes

Cruachan Aí Heritage Centre is your best resource for Roscommon events, including Community events, Summer events, Kids events, local events, annual festivals, classes, workshops, adult education, traditional skills courses, informative talks and evening classes.  Keep up to date with things to do in Roscommon and events in Tulsk through our Facebook Events Page or join our Email List to receive your free monthly newsletter – the Tulsk Times.  Just send a ‘Subscribe’ message to TulskNews on Gmail .com.

Regular Events in Tulsk

• Every Thursday Morning: Cruachan Crafters 10am to midday in Cruachan Aí

• Second Wednesday each month: Writers Club in Cruachan Ai, 10am to 12.

You can also check out Culturefox for events listings from us at Cruachan Aí, the official Rathcroghan Visitor Centre!

Celtic Fire Festivals

February 1^st – Imbolg,  April 30^th -  Bealtaine,  August 1^st -  Lughnasadh  &  October 31^st -  Samhain.

Cruachan Aí operate a programme of events around each ancient Irish Celtic Fire Festival, always including informative talks, classes and workshops, kid’s activities, and a firelight procession to the top of Rathcroghan ceremonial mound, echoing the footsteps of our ancestors.

Adult Education Programme

Events every month, for you to try evening classes or a workshop:

• Traditional skills courses
• Self development workshops
• Educational lectures and presentations

Offers for 2012 will include Dry Stone Walling, Traditional Weaving, Celtic Warrior Woman, Exploring Archaeology, Creative Writing, Neolithic trails, and Medieval Weekend deals – with the great value packages catering for your weekend food, tuition, transport, and accommodation!

Also available are informative presentations on Irish Gods and Goddesses, Fairy Stories, Beginner’s Archaeology, and Fire Festival Folk Traditions.

Our most up to date events notices are on our Facebook Events Page

Cruachan Ai Venue for Hire, Tulsk

Cruachan Aí Heritage Centre, in Tulsk, is available for all your room and venue hire needs. With great value rates, lovely on-site café for all your catering needs, and a convenient and accessible location (junction of the N5 and the N61).  Hourly Room Hire is available from just €10 per hour, half day is €40, and a full day only €70. If you’re running a workshop, class, or training event, or want to organize a cultural event, you can’t go wrong at these prices!  You can join the Facebook page to keep up to date with the packed community events schedule at www.facebook.com/Rathcroghan, or give the friendly venue staff a call on 071 9639268 to book a room for your event.