These original buildings and interior furnishings demonstrate the different circumstances in which people lived depending on their relative wealth
The better your circumstances in Ireland, the better your chances of success in America

The Penal Laws restricted the rights of Catholics
to own land, vote and practice their religion

The Schoolhouse

The Post Office

Recreation of a typical street in town

Recreation of commercial buildings in New York City during the early years of migration

These buildings represent life on the American frontier for those immigrants with the funds to buy and improve land