On the 19th June, we headed off to Omagh to visit the Ulster-American Folk Park. It got its name because it shows what life was like for those people who emigrated from Ireland to America in the 19th Century. On the Irish side we got to see the single-room (famine) cottage, the houses of wealthier farmers, the blacksmith's forge, the school house, the mass house (which also served as a school) and the shops in the little town. Then we "sailed" on the cargo ship with a very cranky captain and we landed in America. The conditions on the ship were truly awful, with the passengers confined to a dark, smelly hold under the deck, with little food, no toilet and sleeping four to a bunk! And we thought the camping was bad.
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| Spinning yarn in the Weaver's Cottage |
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| The Blacksmith at work |
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| Shop |
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| Doesn't Edvinas look dapper? |
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| Two lovely ladies |
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| Thinking of getting these desks in Killygarry for next year |
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| You're not meant to look happy Jordan. |
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| six good ones for Dervla |
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| We found the beds to be very uncomfortable |
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| The "dinner table" in the famine cottage |
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| These children don't look so starved, but Joanne does seem a little surprised. |
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