I introduced myself to two gentlemen that owned and worked at the Kennedy farm equipment repair shop. I told them I was a relative of the Darcys and that I was looking for the house that my Grandmother Ann Darcy was born in. Some years later, My father James Michael Dempsey was born in the same house, February 5th, 1935. They said they could direct me to the house, but I would have to fight my way through overgrown bushes and briars to get there. I was to take a left, the way I first came in. He then said, travel about fifty yards or so until you get to a hand water pump. Turn to your left and you will see two roads wide enough for a tractor to travel on. The one you want is the one that's all overgrown. That will be on your right. You can't miss it. As you go through about twenty yards of underbrush, You will come to a stone archway. Go through it and you'll be able to see the house. He told us not to enter any of the structures for they are unsafe. The gentlman then told me a little history of how the Darcys came to live in this house. Apparently, Denis, my Great Grandfather had a deal with the landowner. If Denis was to work at the wheat mill which was part of the property, Denis and his family could live here rent free. We thanked him and on we went. The overgrown path was located, and through the underbrush, thorns and bushes we went. Low and behold, the archway appeared to us, with a small clearing ahead. There it was before me. The house that I envisioned for so many years, finally stood before me.
Here is the house below!
This is the wheat mill that Great Grandfather worked in.
Here is a pic of the kitchen through the window. Mary Darcy, sister of Chris had lived here until she was put into a nursing home over 10 years ago. This is what it looked like the day she left it! The home was condemned at some point because of the structure being unsafe.
Here is the water wheel that powered the mill
Note the crack in the wall. That's the reason for abandoning the house
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