The Drumlin Giants of Rossmore

16/10/2026

Nice morning chatting and pointing at things with the TY St Louis Monaghan folk.

They are going to help with our Kickstarter campaign for our book ‘The Drumlin Giants & a boy called Sonny ‘ - all proceeds will go to Errigal Truagh Special Needs Parents & Friends Ltd

12/10/2026

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kreepy-kandyland-the-haunting-of-rossmore-park-tickets-2003303576926

Dare to wander Kreepy Kandyland, a creepy candy-coated Halloween trail filled with tricks, treats and thrills.

09/10/2026

Tickets on sale Monday at 6pm 🤡

08/10/2026

🌳🎨 Calling all young artists in County Monaghan! 🎨🌳

Have you discovered the magical world of the Drumlin Giants in Rossmore Park? Now is your chance to bring their stories to life! Local author Paul Bond has created a series of stories about the Drumlin Giants, and we're inviting young artists to illustrate the first tale, Banba at the Gate.

🏆 Up to 10 winning artists will be selected by our judging panel and will have the opportunity to develop illustrations for the remaining stories in the book. Winners will also receive a €100 Monaghan County Voucher

Who can enter?
✅ 4th-6th Class primary school students in County Monaghan
✅ 1st-3rd Year secondary school students in County Monaghan

📅 Deadline: 5pm, Friday 27 November 2026

Competition Guidelines and entry forms can be downloaded here: https://monaghan.ie/library/creative-ireland-programme/

Supported by Monaghan County Council's Creative Monaghan programme.

02/10/2026

ART COMPETITION LAUNCHED TODAY !

Drumlin Giants Young Artist Competition
Information for Schools

The Drumlin Giants live in the enchanting world of Rossmore Park. The Giants form an exciting trail through the forest that captivates the imaginations of visitors of all ages. Local author Paul Bond has written stories about the Drumlin Giants.
We are inviting young artists to create illustrations to accompany these stories. We are looking for artists to respond to the first story ‘Banba at the Gate’ and create their illustrations based on this story. The Judging panel will choose up to ten winners and will be given the opportunity to develop further illustrations for the other stories in the book.
The winning entries will be featured in a Drumlin Giants book which will be read by children, young people and adults throughout Monaghan and beyond!

Rules
1. Open to all students in 4th -6th class attending primary school in County Monaghan or 1st – 3rd year attending secondary school in County Monaghan.
2. Entries must be submitted on the official entry form (please see attached)
3. Deadline for entries is 5PM, Friday, 27th November 2026. Entries can be left into your local library (Ballybay, Carrickmacross, Castleblayney, Clones or Monaghan) or posted to Creative Monaghan, Monaghan Library Headquarters, 98 Avenue, Clones, County Monaghan,
4. One entry per student
5. All artwork must be original, previously unpublished and copyright free.
6. Use of AI is forbidden
7. A signed permission form must accompany each entry (please see attached).
8. Entries may be used by Monaghan County Council/Creative Ireland for publications and promotions.
9. Entries will be judged based on creativity, design and relevance to the subject.
Prizes
Each of the individual winners will receive a €100 Monaghan County Voucher for personal use.

Creative Monaghan Marc Kelly Coffeedoc Rossmore Monaghan County Libraries Coillte Monaghan Town Library Monaghan County Museum Monaghan County Council

Register now for Rossmore Giants Competition Launch on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on October 2, 2026, 11:30 AM GMT+1.

14/09/2026

Book art competition, exhibition, and new Giant plans afoot…

Marc Kelly Creative Monaghan

03/09/2026

Our prizes from the Sports Day are finally ready !

We’ve contacted all of the winners to collect their limited edition Drumlin Giant sweatshirts and hoodies… with the exception of Peter & John Treanor , winners of the Water Bingo, as we used invisible ink to write down their phone number.

Can someone let them know to get in touch ?

11/08/2026

We have yet to find the culprit who ruined Clue 5 on Saturday’s Treadure Hunt - “How many blackberries in Roddy’s beard ?”

In other news there are still 3 Unicorn Ducks remaining from clue 3, all of the Disco Ducks from clue 9 however have gone to the Big Disco in the sky.

09/08/2026

Well… what a fantastic day we had yesterday. Thanks to all the Tiny Hoomanz for all your GIGANTIC efforts .

Great support from the The Squealing Ukulele’s and the always amazing Friends of Rossmore Park volunteers. We made it through powered by damn fine coffee from Coffeedoc Rossmore, and raised money for Errigal Truagh Special Needs Parents & Friends Ltd .

Thanks too to Lorraine , Colm and the lads in Monaghan County Council , and Graham from Coillte .