Education Workshops

Planning your school tour?

Make it an unforgettable one and visit the Irish National Heritage Park Ferrycarrig, Wexford, where you will leave the 21st century behind and travel back to the 1st century and beyond.

There are 16 sites which depict the settlement of man in Ireland from 7000BC to the Viking invasion.

All the sites are authentically furnished to allow you to see first hand what it was really like for our ancestors.

Guided tours are available for all prebooked school groups. (Pre-booking is essential!) Please note that due to the large volume of visitors to the park, we request that school groups be supervised at all times by teachers or parents.

” A fantastic tour of the heritage park was had by staff and 1st year students of Adamstown C.C. We were warmly welcomed by staff on a wet and windy day. There is certainly a buzz around the school after the tour. A very enjoyable and highly recommended tour. ” Tom Broderick, Adamstown, Dublin.

Basic School Tour Package

Our 35 acre park allows the student to experience first hand how our ancestors lived. Starting in the middle Stone Age each student is guided through the major changes in Irish history, learning how people worked, lived and died. Interacting with our experienced guides the student will learn about early Irish history through different mediums than normal. Sights, sounds, smell and even taste enable the student to get a truly unique perspective into Early Irish History. Our 90 minute tour begins with a short Audio Visual and culminates at our fantastic Viking House and Boat Yard on the edge of the river Slaney, giving each student an invaluable insight into lifestyle from the Stone Age to the arrival of the Vikings.

The Irish National Heritage Park – “learning in a different way”

Costs Per Student
Primary School : € 4.00
Secondary School : € 4.50

Additional Activities

Lunch Boxes – Chicken nuggets / sausages and chips and a drink provided for each student after their tiring trek through history. €4.50 per student (must be pre-ordered)

Fulacht Fiadh Demonstration: cooking in the prehistoric method and allowing each student to witness the meat being cooked and even sample some. Not for the faint hearted! € 75 per group (must be pre-ordered)

Workbooks - an excellent follow-on tool for class work. Allows student and teacher to revisit topics and concepts from their visit to the park. € 0.75 per student, a pencil is included. (pre-ordering is preferred)

Learning through doing
In keeping with our ongoing living history programme, the Irish National Heritage Park is running interactive workshops for student groups. These workshops are specially designed to give students important historical information but in a colourful and creative manner. They allow the individual student to explore and discover history in a way that appeals to their senses.

Workshop A

Daily Life In The 10th Century

Step back 1000 years into a Viking house and learn first hand about daily life by witnessing authentic clothing, leather working, weapons and normal domestic life.
Price: €4.00 per student (1hour) Pre-booking necessary

Workshop B

Viking Shield Making

In keeping with Viking tradition, make and decorate your own personal Shield using “history inspired design”. Once produced and painted each student can return home with their shield as a reminder of their learning experience.

Price: €10.00 per student (1hour) Pre booking necessary

Please contact our reservation desk for booking inquiries or any further information.