Arigna Mining Experience

Arigna Mining Experience A typical visit includes a look at our exhibition space and a 45 minute underground tour. Other facilities include a gift shop, and coffee shop.
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A great day out for all ages, the Arigna Mining Experience Centre will certainly appeal to those with an interest in the history or anyone looking for a day out with a difference. Associated with mining for around 400 years, Arigna became the first major power-generating station in Connaught, set up by the ESB in 1958. Now a popular tourist spot, the centre preserves the energy heritage of this ar

ea, and allows visitors an insight into coal mining life in the Arigna Valley from the 1700s until its closure in 1990. A typical visit includes a 45-minute underground tour, with sound and lighting effects for an authentic mining experience! Visitors also visit the exhibition space, where local geology and the formation of coal deposits is explained, and an excellent photo archive is on-show. Open all year round- 7 days a week.

02/06/2026
Delighted to welcome Minister Peter Burke and Senator Gareth Scahill to AME last week! Thank you for your visit! 💙💛
02/06/2026

Delighted to welcome Minister Peter Burke and Senator Gareth Scahill to AME last week! Thank you for your visit! 💙💛

Huge thank you to the LGMA for choosing Arigna Mining Experience to host the welcome dinner for its 2026 Tourism Confere...
18/05/2026

Huge thank you to the LGMA for choosing Arigna Mining Experience to host the welcome dinner for its 2026 Tourism Conference! We were delighted to have you all 💙💛

And thank you to Reel Craic for the great music!

Tools of the trade! ⚒️⛏️⚙️Pictured here are some of the tools miners relied on to get coal out of the mountain. A shovel...
28/04/2026

Tools of the trade! ⚒️⛏️⚙️

Pictured here are some of the tools miners relied on to get coal out of the mountain. A shovel, pick, and lamp were the original essentials. As time progressed, and electricity was introduced to the mines, machines like the coal cutting machine (also known as the Iron Man) and the pneumatic air pick, meant miners could cut more coal in a day, thus increasing their wages. The air pick, which miners used lying on their sides, weighed about 14kg!

23 Years in Business Today 🎂
23/04/2026

23 Years in Business Today 🎂

Happy Easter! 🐣💐🌼 AME is open for tours all weekend! (Great place to get out of the rain! 😉) Book your tour today online...
02/04/2026

Happy Easter! 🐣💐🌼 AME is open for tours all weekend! (Great place to get out of the rain! 😉)

Book your tour today online at www.arignaminingexperience.ie

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from AME! ☘️🤍🧡
16/03/2026

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from AME! ☘️🤍🧡

Spring is springing! 🌼🪻🌷Get your card today for 20% off your local attractions 🤗 Pay for full entry to one attraction,...
13/03/2026

Spring is springing! 🌼🪻🌷Get your card today for 20% off your local attractions 🤗 Pay for full entry to one attraction, and get discounts at all the others!

Book your tour online today at www.arignaminingexperience.ie

05/03/2026

Explore the Arigna Mining Experience in Roscommon with guided underground tours and stories from Ireland’s rich coal mining heritage.

04/03/2026

Address

Derreenavoggy, Arigna
Roscommon
N41YP78

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+353719646466

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