Looking At Houses

Renovated Farmhouse

This photograph shows a renovated farmhouse. It is situated along the side of a main road.

Matthew Ronan Collection, Wexford County Libraries Local Studies

Renovated Farmhouse
Matthew Ronan Collection, Wexford County Libraries Local Studies

Renovated Farmhouse

This photograph shows a renovated farmhouse. It is situated along the side of a main road.

Matthew Ronan Collection, Wexford County Libraries Local Studies

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What kind of houses did your grandparents live in when they were your age? Did they have a garage? Did they have a TV or satellite dish? Ask at home later.

Sometimes families lived in the same house for a long, long time. This is very often what happens on farms. Can you see how this house might have been changed over time?

Row of houses with dormor windows

This photograph shows a row of houses with dormor windows all along one street.

Matthew Ronan Collection, Wexford County Libraries Local Studies

Row of houses with dormor windows
Matthew Ronan Collection, Wexford County Libraries Local Studies

Row of houses with dormor windows

This photograph shows a row of houses with dormor windows all along one street.

Matthew Ronan Collection, Wexford County Libraries Local Studies

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Now, there are lots of new houses being built. Some of them look very different to the houses in our grandparents' time.

Which is the oldest?