Painting of Lady Alice Boyle and wife of John Barry in one of the rooms at Fota House

 

 

"To forget one's ancestors is to be a book without a source, a tree without a root."

---Chinese Proverb.

 

A piano in the music room

 

 

 

A sculptured ceiling in one of the rooms at Fota House

 

 

 

The fireplace in the office of John Smith Barry

 

 

 

 

Bells to summom servants

 

 

"The bells were high on the wall in a long hallway near the kitchen."

---BT

 

 

 

The kitchen at Fota House

 

One of the cooking areas

May 2009

 

 

"The kitchen was downstairs and very large. There were numerous counters and tables for food preparation. To the right

in the photo was a very large barbeque area with very large spits to cook large amounts of meat on. It has been restored very nicely."

--BT

 

 

 

The game larder where birds were kept for storage prior to the kitchen staff preparing them for meals

 

A food preparation area in the game larder

Photo by BT

 

"Not having modern refrigeration, the game was stored in this game larder. This particularly fascinated my Grandsons,

who visited Fota House with us on this particular day."

---BT

 

 

 

 

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