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Tripadvisor's Travellers' Choice Award Winner 2024 Hill of The O'Neill is the one of the most important sites in Gaelic Ireland - headquarters of the famous O'Neill Dynasty until the Flight of the Earls and the Plantation of Ulster in the early seventeenth century. Ranfurly House Arts & Visitor Centre houses a multi-media exhibition about Hill of The
O'Neill's story and place in Irish History, as well as being a busy arts centre with performances, workshops, lectures and classes. The visitor centre also contains a fully staffed tourist information centre with adjoining shop as well as free wi-fi for visitors. The perfect place to begin an exploration of Dungannon and the surrounding district of South Tyrone.
20/03/2025
Join us at Hill of The O’Neill & Ranfurly House for six weeks of acrylic painting with tutor Brian Donaghy. Classes start on 2 April and are suitable for ages 16+. These classes offer an introduction to acrylic painting and are suitable for beginners and more experienced painters. Materials are not included; a full list of materials will be circulated to participants in advance of night one. Call the Box Office on 028 8772 8600.
Join us at Hill of The O’Neill & Ranfurly House for six weeks of ‘Acrylic Painting’ workshops with Brian Donaghy of Artworks. This course…
19/03/2025
🎨ICD Art Exhibition –‘Beyond the Spectrum’, March 2025
Do remember to go along to Hill of The O Neill & Ranfurly House for ‘Beyond the Spectrum’ an exhibition of stunning new works by AS and A’ Level Art students of the College. This exhibition, which is open until 28 March, aims to promote Art by taking the viewer ‘Beyond the Spectrum’ with a focus on the themes of portraiture, human form and still life. In the context of medium, the works explore the disciplines of mixed media, 3D printing, painting and drawing.
‘Beyond the Spectrum’ is the College’s ninth exhibition in Ranfurly House on the Hill of the O’Neill and offers viewers a showcase of diverse talent with something for everyone.🙌
19/03/2025
We are thrilled that the traditional group from St. Patrick's Academy Dungannon will support Tempest Music in The Square Box (Ranfurly House) this Friday 21 March as part of the Seachtain na Gaeilge festival.
Remaining tickets (£12 / £10 Concession) at dungannon.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873670279
Tempest - Seachtain na Gaeilge - Irish Language Week Concert 2025Tempest are a powerful ensemble of traditional Irish musicians from Ulster.…
19/03/2025
18/03/2025
Chair of Mid Ulster District Council Councillor Eugene McConnell stopped by to enjoy the St Patrick’s Day Celebrations on Hill of The O'Neill yesterday. It might have been a cold day but that didn't stop the crowds making their way to Hill of The O Neill & Ranfurly House for another fantastic event in Dungannon. Gallbhaile/An Cheapóg CCÉ, Tír Eoghain kicked off the music before The Muddlers Club entertained the crowds with their incredible performance! Thank you to everyone who made this such an enjoyable community event.
17/03/2025
It's finally here! Join us today from 1.30pm!
Where better to be for St Patrick's Day than the ancient Hill of The O Neill?
Delighted to be back on home turf this year, thank you to Mid Ulster District Council for the invitation.
This is free public event with a full line up of entertainment for the afternoon, including Gallbally Comhaltas Group.
Tonight, Friday 14 March, our buildings, the Bridewell, Magherafelt,The Burnavon Theatre, Cookstown and Hill of The O Neill & Ranfurly House, Dungannon, will light up teal for the Long Covid Foundation: International Long Covid Day.
The Long Covid Foundation is dedicated to supporting individuals and communities affected by long covid, striving to ease the impact of this challenging condition on millions of lives. Their mission is to empower people with knowledge and tools to navigate Long Covid, while working toward a future where lives are no longer disrupted by this illness.
Join us on Hill of The O'Neill on Monday 17th March for our annual St Patrick's Day Celebrations with music from The Muddlers Club and Gallbhaile/An Cheapóg CCÉ, Tír Eoghain! There will be free arts & crafts, face painting and amusements.
11/03/2025
The sun is shining at Hill of The O'Neill in Dungannon! Why not call in and visit our in-house exhibition or enjoy a walk and lunch in our beautiful Public Park. Start your journey at hilloftheoneill.com/
09/03/2025
Where better to be for St Patrick's Day than the ancient Hill of The O Neill?
Delighted to be back on home turf this year, thank you to Mid Ulster District Council for the invitation.
This is free public event with a full line up of entertainment for the afternoon, including Gallbally Comhaltas Group.
Dungannon Comedy Festival, presented by Rising PR is back for its third year with another brilliant lineup! Learn more ↪ dungannon.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873669882
07/03/2025
The Mid Ulster Arts Showcase runs from 1-31 March 2025 with events at Seamus Heaney HomePlace (Bellaghy), The Burnavon Theatre (Cookstown), Hill of The O Neill & Ranfurly House (Dungannon), and in community settings across Mid Ulster. Trad band Tempest Music are set to play The Square Box on Friday 21 March as part of the Seachtain na Gaeilge festival. Book tickets ➡ dungannon.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873670279
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07/03/2025
'The Battlefields of South Tyrone', a talk by Dr James O’Neill
In this talk on Friday 14 March (7.30pm) at Hill of The O Neill & Ranfurly House, Dr James O’Neill will focus on the battlefields of South Tyrone and will examine a timeline stretching from the early Christian period to the Battle of Benburb in 1646. Book your place at
The Battlefields of South TyroneA talk by Dr James O’Neill | Friday 14th March | 7.30pm | £5 | Square BoxDr James O’Neill’s…
Chair of Mid Ulster District Council, Councillor Eugene Mcconnell was at The Burnavon Theatre earlier this week to launch the 2025 Mid Ulster Arts Showcase - A month-long celebration of the Arts across the district.
Events and activities will take place in council venues including Seamus Heaney HomePlace, The Burnavon Theatre and Hill of The O Neill & Ranfurly House, as well as many community settings across Mid Ulster.
There really is something on offer for everyone from Art exhibitions and St Patrick’s Day Celebrations to International Women’s Day events. The Showcase runs from 1 – 31 March 2025. Check out the full schedule at https://www.visitmidulster.com/whats-on/mid-ulster-arts-showcase
06/03/2025
Less than two weeks to go until our annual St Patrick's Day Celebrations on Hill of The O'Neill. Talented Irish Trad and Folk band, The Muddlers Club will entertain the crowds, there will also be tunes from Gallbally Comhaltas Group, as well as face painting, amusements, arts & crafts with local artists Lina Morgan & Shauna McCann and several food vendors on site. Learn more dungannon.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873669990
05/03/2025
The Art & Design Department of Integrated College Dungannon invite you to visit ‘Beyond the Spectrum’, the brilliant new exhibition of works by talented A-Level students from ICD.
The exhibition is free to view and will be on display in the exhibition space (second floor of Ranfurly House) from Tuesday 4 March until Friday 28 March 2025.
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Enjoy a picnic in the stunning grounds of Hill of The O Neill & Ranfurly House this summer. Park is open to the public seven days a week.
Step inside the old Belfast Bank in Dungannon, now transformed into Ranfurly Arts and Visitor Centre, and you stand not just in a beautifully renovated Victorian centrepiece at the heart of the town, but also at the threshold of one of the most ancient sites in Ulster – The Hill of The O’Neill.
Ranfurly House has a multi-media exhibition narrating the Hill’s importance in Irish and European history, its links to the O’Neill clan and the subsequent Flight of the Earls and Plantation of Ulster.
You can take a tour of the exhibition space on your own or with an experienced guide when you’ll hear tales of the skeletons found on the Hill during a major excavation in 2010, the escape tunnels leading from the O’Neill castle which snake underneath Dungannon town, and the well which served as a hiding place for the inhabitants of the Hill during many sieges.
A walk to the top of the Hill brings stunning views across 7 Ulster counties, all the more impressive when seen from the height of a new glass viewing tower, making it all the more clear why this site was chosen by the famous O’Neill dynasty to rule Gaelic Ireland for over 300 years and by Sir Arthur Chichester as the Plantation Capital of Ulster after the Flight of The Earls in 1607