What's The Story?
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What's The Story?
Image: © Robert Ashby Taken: 13 Jul 2014
An old stone cottage moulders away as nature takes over. I come across these ruined dwellings quite a lot when out on cycle rides and wonder about their history and the people who originally lived there. Some of them must go back to the days of the Irish famine of 1845-1852. Perhaps the descendants of the former occupiers of this one, located on Glebe Road, are now millionaires in America, the land of opportunity, where most of the famine victims who managed to emigrate ended up. Or most likely not.
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