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Cottage Near Crohane, Ireland, Possibly Home to Henry Ford's Ancestors, circa 1920

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford had Irish roots. This stone cottage near Crohane, in southwest Ireland, is thought to have been the home of William and Rebecca Ford, Henry's great-grandparents. When the Great Famine struck Ireland in 1847, Henry's father, William Ford, migrated to the United States and settled near Dearborn, Michigan, where Henry was born in 1863.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1927

Subject Date

circa 1920

Creator Notes

The 1920 photographer is unidentified. This print was made from a copy negative dated December 16. 1927.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.50518

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.75 in
Width: 11 in

Cottage Near Crohane, Ireland, Possibly Home to Henry Ford's Ancestors, circa 1920