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    Irish-American Emmigrant Museum

    August 31, 2015 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F

    After breakfast we drove to the park showing the history of the emigration of the Scotch-Irish to America founded by Andrew W. Mellon. His family came from Ireland and settled in Baltimore. It was remarkably laid out, starting with Irish buildings, transitioning in a visit onboard the reproduction of a ship that carried Irish emigrants, then finishing with a reproduction of Baltimore in the middle nineteenth century. We had a light lunch of soup and bread before returning to Derry for the walking tour of the city with our guide Ronan.Read more