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✨Explore the Stories Written in Stone: FREE Guided Tours at Limavady Workhouse! ✨
Join in for National Heritage Week as LCDI throw open the doors to Ireland's best-preserved workhouse for exclusive, FREE guided tours! ️
This Year's Heritage week theme is : Heritage at Risk — Revive, Resist, Reimagine
So why does the Limavady Workhouse fit this theme so deeply? Across Ireland, many 19th-century workhouses have fallen into ruin or vanished completely. Limavady Workhouse stands as a rare, surviving witness to the island's social history a place carefully preserved so it can revive forgotten voices, resist losing the past, and reimagine how heritage spaces serve the community today.
Why Limavady Workhouse is Important
Social History: Walk through the authentic original dormitories and stand at the poignant Paupers' Graveyard to connect with the lives of those who passed through here between 1842 and 1932.
Famous Local Lore: Learn the story of Jimmy McCurry, the local blind fiddler who past away in the workhouse and played the melody that became the world-famous "Danny Boy".
A Reimagined Legacy: Discover how the site transformed over time into Roe Valley Hospital.
️ Dates & Times: 15th August 2026 12pm & 2pm
