FROM 1750 - 1830 > SHELTER & HOUSING             1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50             Castletown House, Co. Kildare Travellers to Ireland in the late 18th century described Castletown House, Co. Kildare as the finest country house in Ireland.     Wall Clock Wealthy farmers often owned this type of wall clock.     Kitchen, Hughes House The kitchen also acted as a living room with the family sitting around the open turf fire.     Jamb Wall Some houses had a jamb well that contained a spy hole. This allowed those sitting by the fireside to see if anyone was approaching the ...     Tenant Farmer’s Home This early 19th century stone house belonged to a tenant farmer from Co. Monaghan. One of the rooms in this house was used to house the ...     Bedroom – Campbell House The family bedrooms were simple but comfortable. A kitchen servant would have had her quarters in the attic.     Dining Room, Campbell House Only prosperous farmers like the Campbells had a separate dining room.     Kitchen, Campbell House This kitchen has a very wide chimney for the open turf fire. The walls were whitewashed and the floor was ‘flagged’.     Campbell House Prosperous farmers in Ulster often built impressive houses like this one belonging to Hugh Campbell near Plumbridge, Co. Tyrone.     Servants’ Kitchen Large numbers of servants worked in these great houses cooking and cleaning. They ate in their own kitchen quarters.     <>           1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50