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From Free Soil to Warm Earth – New York to Cork

From Free Soil to Warm Earth – New York to Cork

It’s election time in the USA and while a  battle rages between the Democratic and Republican Parties our thoughts turn to things American. Perhaps this is a good time to look at the connection between a big house in County Cork and a big house in Geneseo, New York.

We can begin this story in another big house in London, where James Samuel Wadsworth and Mary Craig Wharton went on honeymoon in May, 1834.

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Fota House & Arboretum & Gardens,
Fota Island, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork

Telephone: + 353 (0) 21 481 5543
Email: info@fotahouse.com

Coordinates: 51.8938885, -8.3037369,569

As a charity we are very grateful for the ongoing support of the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage.

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