A brief history of Killymuck Farm

• The name Killymuck comes from the Irish and means, ‘the wooded area of the pig’ 
• Originally part of the lands owned by the kings of Ulster, the O’Neils, in the 15th century.
• After the Flight of the Earls the land was granted to the English and Scottish settlers.
• Killymuck farm house and stone outbuildings were established in the mid 17th century
• The yeomanry guard were stationed at Killymuck during the 1798 rebellion.
• The land was improved during the 1840s
•  In the early 1900’s the barn, which is now the art studio was improved and  a horse thresher was installed. The Parlour Cottage, which was originally used as a cart house, was converted into a milking parlour.
• The recent renovations into the Parlour Cottage and art studio were completed in 2006-2008