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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Barn Charm Tuesday - Irish Farm @ The Frontier Culture Museum

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Now on to the 1730's Scots-Irish farm at the Frontier Culture Museum.

Yesterday a friend of ours told me that his "daddy" grew up on the land where the museum is today. They still own a portion of it and the museum purchased the homestead and outbuildings. The family home was moved but some of the outbuildings remained. He didn't know if they were still there or which ones. And just like the Engish farmhouse I showed you yesterday, this one was moved from Ireland.





25 comments:

  1. Yes, that is the one I remembered it was such a neat little place, I can imagine spending a bad winter in there.

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  2. Just love the thatched roof. Charming.

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  3. That's so neat. I have my great great great grandmother's Irish whiskey shot glass, which she brought on the boat with her when she immigrated. My grandmother said that she took a shot of whiskey every night before bed. It's hand blown, and you can see a couple of tiny bubbles in it :-)

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    1. that is AWESOME!! what a great hand-me-down! i am jealous!

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  4. that thatched roof must have been a bear to maintain!

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  5. I do love these thatched roofs...is it the museum that is moving these buildings or the families, sorry I am bit thick..either way it is pretty impressive.

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  6. In the 19th and early 20th Centuries only the poor lived under thatched roofs. Now it is only the wealthy who think it is quaint and nostalgic. Fine photos. I've enjoyed this series.

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  7. I've always thought thatched roofs looked like fire hazards, but I also love the look of them...charming!

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  8. Charming indeed, gorgeous!

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  9. These are great old buildings! I love the thatch roofs! You definitely don't see that anymore.

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  10. I couldn't imagine having roofs like that anymore, tho they have so much character.

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  11. That is a very special barn! I have never seen the barn like this before! Very lovely and nicely built!

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  12. What a neat barn! I love thatched roofs too! :)
    That is pretty cool about Lisa's family heirloom shot glass!

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  13. What an incredible structure, you just take one glance and you know it was created in another time and place. This museum is going on my list of places to visit:)

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  14. that. is. cool.
    I want to visit this place!

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  15. I love the thatched roof and the stone fence! I can't imagine how they got them moved from Ireland.

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  16. Very cool - that is not something I see around here!

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  17. Neat! I haven't been there in years and I know they are always adding something.

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  18. Interesting to see such a different style of barn!

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  19. A museum of barns! Amazing! I love the thatched roofs of this one.

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  20. Hooray! A thatched cottage :). Love it!!!!!!!

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  21. You're right Tanya! I can't believe that it was transported all the way from Ireland but so great folks can enjoy it in the U.S.,
    Thanks for sharing the link!

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