The Andrew Jackson Centre, also known as the Andrew Jackson Cottage, is the ancestral home of

Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as ...

, 7th President of the

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. It is located in the village of

Boneybefore Boneybefore ( ) is a village near Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies between the A2 road and Belfast Lough. It is home to the Andrew Jackson Centre (also known as the Andrew Jackson Cottage), the ancestral home of Andrew ...

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. The centre consists of a refurbished traditional thatched Ulster–Scots farmhouse, which is known to have been built in the 1750s and was home to Andrew Jackson's parents shortly before they emigrated to

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in the United States. The interior of the farmhouse is effectively a small museum, consisting of original rooms decorated in the style of that period and featuring an extensive display on the life of Andrew Jackson. The cottage's grounds feature the US Rangers Centre, which pays homage to the soldiers of the First Battalions of the elite US Rangers, which was first "activated" in the town

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in 1942. The

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made efforts to make the centre more accessible to tourists. These include the installation of new information plaques in the recent standardised style of those found elsewhere in Carrickfergus, as well as the installation of roadsigns that more clearly show its location. These changes were put in place in an attempt to promote the town's historical Ulster-Scots connection to the United States, a connection that many locals take a great deal of pride in. The Carrickfergus Borough Council was consolidated in 2015 into the

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, who have since opened the cottage five days a week for public visits.

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Mid and East Borough Antrim information on the Andrew Jackson Cottage

Andrew Jackson and US Rangers Centres - Discover Northern Ireland

Carrickfergus Borough information on the Andrew Jackson Cottage
Museums in County Antrim Historic house museums in Northern Ireland Jackson, Andrew Military and war museums in Northern Ireland Andrew Jackson {{NorthernIreland-stub

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