Fodor's Expert Review Andrew Jackson Cottage and U.S. Rangers Museum

Carrickfergus Free

The museum tells the tale of the seventh U.S. president, whose parents emigrated from here in 1765. The roof of this thatched cottage was reinforced in 2019 with the addition of underfloor heating and its facade was restored. It is just outside town and is a reconstruction of an 18th-century structure thought to resemble their home. Interpretive panels, illustrating Jackson's story as well as Ulster–Scots history, have been added. The cottage is open year-round, but access from Monday to Wednesday is by arrangement through Carrickfergus tourist office.

Free History Museum

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Larne Rd.
Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim  BT38 7EQ, Northern Ireland

028-9335–8222

www.midandeastantrim.gov.uk

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