Sarah Flynn of County Cork sends in these photos of the Famine Quilt on exhibit at the Irish Agricultural Museum at the Johnstown Castle in County Wexford. Te paper in the piecing construction of this quilt reveals newsprint with a date of 1847. Visit this quilt and more history at the museum at Johnstown Castle Estate. For more information, ring +353(0)539171247 or visit www.irishagrimuseum.ie.
98 Irish Quilting Issue 16
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