The Dairy has been part of Moira Lennon’s family history since the 19th century, a home to happiness and tragedy
If the thatch could talk, the story of a house long known as The Dairy on the Point Road in Dundalk would prove compelling. That is not only because it is the last house in the Cotown with a straw roof, or because my cousin Moira Lennon has brought it back from the brink of dereliction, whilst adding a big extension. The Dairy has been part of our family story since at least the 1820s.
Three years after Paddy’s death in 2011, Moira, and her partner Owen, found the time to refocus their commitment to bringing this traditional cottage, a protected structure, back to life. In the case of The Dairy, thatcher Joe Leonard from Longford needed to repair some of the hawthorn rafters. As it happens, 2014 was a busy year for Moira and Owen. The couple, who had both been married previously, tied the knot with a celebration in the old Dundalk Gaol, now a cultural centre.Naturally, the floral arrangements, with fresh straw bouquets a central feature, were in old milk bottles and the big metal cans once used at The Dairy.
The old and the new seamlessly merges through a hallway that once encompassed a scullery, dairy and bathroom. These days, it has armchairs and a chess-set on a restored games table, where whist was played over the generations.It gives a real sense of flow from the old kitchen and great-granny’s bedroom, which is now our sittingroom,” Moira says.
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