In the 1960's Thomas Reilly built an extension onto the back of the farmhouse at Millknock farm to house a cloakroom, a toilet, a bathroom, and a room for the water pump that drew water from the well. This provided the family with their first indoor toilet! In 1998, before becoming a holiday let, the toilet was replaced and the bathroom was re-tiled. Apart from this and the addition of a tumble dryer, water softener, and coin meter to the pump room, and an oil burner to the cloakroom, nothing has changed in nearly 50 years. Until now.
Starting this week (10th Jan 2011) the bathroom is undergoing some major changes. The old steel bath, and the washbasin are being replaced. The bathroom is going to be extended in to the pump room, now that the old disused pump has been removed. This will create enough space to put a toilet in the bathroom. The existing toilet is also being replaced. As well as this, the ceilings and walls will be insulated for the first time (insulation was very rare in the 1960's!), to make these rooms warmer.
This spacious farmhouse in county Wexford, in Ireland’s Sunny South East is available to rent as a holiday home. It has a large garden and 6 bedrooms with sleeping accommodation for up to thirteen in ten beds and a cot.
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