Mellon Homestead
Lower Castletown, Cappagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Built circa 1810, for Andrew Mellon (1785-1856) who grew flax and barley and kept a small number of poultry and cattle on the 23-acres he farmed here. The homestead began as a two-room house with two detached outhouses....
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Andrew's son, Thomas, was born here shortly before they emigrated to the States. Selling the lease and their possessions, Andrew raised £200 before joining his father and brothers in western Pennsylvania. In Pittsburgh, Thomas founded the Mellon Bank and today the Mellons are among the 20 richest families in the United States with a fortune of some $12 billion, more than the Rockefeller and Kennedy families combined. The Mellon house in Ireland is one of several cottages that makes up the Ulster American Folk Park.
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Contributed by Mark Meredith on 04/09/2020 and last updated on 02/01/2021.
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