Eviction Cottage - Co Mayo, Ireland
This 19th Century cottage was the scene of the last eviction in Belcarra. Once the home of the Walshes, a family of nine who were o by the landlord's agents in October 1886, the cottage has been restored as a heritage centre and has been refurbished to how it would have looked before the eviction. Also restored ids the 'tigin" a single room built at the time by the neighbours to house the
evicted family.
Eviction Cottage
Elmhall, Belarra
Castlebar,
Co Mayo
Tel: 087 6814980 / 087 9090046
Web: www.museumsofmayo.com
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