At one time the farm had grown to 1000 acres, but over the years the land was sold off with the last farmer, George Ireland, retiring around 1960 and leaving the house and outbuildings on four acres to his daughter, Marie. In a family of many siblings - her father and grandfather each were in families of 12 children, Marie was unusual in being an only child.
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It;s quite a large house to have been built in 1837. The Irelands must have had a bit of money!
such a sturdy-looking structure.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
What a great looking farm house. Very handsome.
Funny that they weren't Irish!
What a gorgeous house! I could live an idyllic life there!
Leslie
abcw team
Like the house and very interesting post.
ABC Wed
A handsome house with an interesting history, and your post is perfect for "I week" three days before St. Patrick's Day (even if the Ireland family came from Yorkshire instead of Dublin!) :-)
Like the water pump, cooling on a hot day. How fascinating to think of Joseph coming over in 1837 - he would never have imagined his house would become a museum.
nice house
if i could have just one wish
What a neat old house! I'd love to see the inside, too!
This and the post above were both good posts for St Patrick's Day week! That's a great old house.
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