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FROM 1830 - 1860 > SHELTER & HOUSING |
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Cabin
Cottiers and landless labourers usually lived in one-roomed cabins. If there was no local stone available the cabins were made from sods. |
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Eviction Scene
Sometimes, landlords wanted to make agricultural improvements to their estates. To do this they had to remove many of the smallholders. ... |
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The Workhouse
For many poor people all over Ireland the workhouse became home during the Famine years. Ireland had 130 workhouses and they were ... |
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Drawing Room
The drawing room at Lissadell House, the home of the Gore Booth family, has a beautiful white marble fireplace and magnificent ceiling. |
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Powerscourt Gardens
Powerscourt in Co. Wicklow is one of the most famous country houses in Ireland. These beautiful gardens at Powerscourt were laid out ... |
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Castle Ward, Co. Down
In the middle of the 19th century there were about 20,000 landowners in Ireland. Many of them lived in stately homes like this one at ... |
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Regency House
Regency houses referred to the period of the regency (1811-20). This fine example was built in 1830 in Skibbereen, West Cork. Also in ... |
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Wilmont House
Wilmont House was built in 1859 for James Bristow, the Chairman of the Northern Bank. Like many fine 19th century houses, Wilmont House ... |
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English-style Cottages
These English-style cottages were built near Caledon, Co. Tyrone. They belonged to workers on the nearby estate. |
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Tamnaharry Gate Lodge
This unusually-shaped gate lodge was built around 1840. Its main features are the decorated bargeboards and very steep gables. You can ... |
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