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| Fota House, Fota, Cork |
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| Banana plants in the borders at Fota |
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| Fota House & Gardens |
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| The Frameyard at Fota. See the tajinaste, native of Tenerife. |
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| Gardners' accommodation at Fota |
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| The Orangery at Fota |
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| Kitchen at Fota House |
My great-grandmother's address at the time of her marriage was given simply as, "Fota" and there will have been nothing on the island, other than this estate. Could she have been a servant there? My gran used to talk about her and her mother baking cakes "for the big house". Could this be where she meant? It's also possible that my 2x great-grandfather worked for the estate as a gardener.
