Corradreenan Farmhouse
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This is the farm and dwelling of a prosperous farming family, the Elliott family, who lived here since at least the early 1800s. The exact date of construction is impossible to determine but a William Elliott was born in this house in 1802. In those days it was a simple two-roomed house, a kitchen and a bedroom.
By 1900 the Elliott farm had grown to about 100 acres (40.5 hectares) and the family's increased prosperity enabled them to carry out improvements to their dwelling.
The kitchen was subdivided to add two small bedrooms, and the bedroom was altered to create a bedroom and a parlour, all with wooden floors to replace the original earth floors. At the same time the kitchen floor was tiled with locally made tiles and the back door added.
The associated farm buildings are laid out around a square yard, an arrangement common throughout most of Ireland. The Corradreenan Farm is the centre of the Museum's farming activities which use the traditional tools and methods of the early 20th century.
Original location: Corradreenan West, Florence Court, County Fermanagh
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