Strokestown House

The National Famine Museum is located at Strokestown Park, County Roscommon, Ireland. The museum contains records from the time of Ireland's Great Famine of 1845–1852. The exhibits aim to explain the famine, which was triggered by the failure of successive potato harvests, and to draw parallels with the occurrence of famine in the world today.

The historic relevance of Strokestown is twofold. At the time of the famine, its owner was Major Denis Mahon, the first landlord to be killed in relation to the Great Famine of Ireland. Secondly, meticulous records were kept at the estate documenting the famine and emigration.