The cottage where New York Archbishop John Joseph Hughes was born in 1797. It was painstakingly moved from outside Augher, Co. Tyrone to its current location in the Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh, Co. Tyrone. Although born into humble surroundings, Hughes was responsible for overseeing the construction of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan, New York in the 1850s… https://nmni.com/…/…/Buildings/Ulster-Buildings/Hughes-House
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Posted on 15-07-15
Citation; McKenna, M. (2015) Hughes Cottage, Co. Tyrone. Available at www.georgianireland.com (Accessed dd/mm/yyyy)