History

A newspaper clipping of the layout of "Old Irelandville" or the "Yorker Yankee Village" after the tavern was moved to be used as part of a museum village.

A drover's tavern from 1828

Research is still ongoing. If you have any information about the tavern in Watkins Glen - especially history prior to its move to Old Ireland / Yorker Yankee Village, please contact us [address pending].




Sources

Collected So-Far
  • Looking Back: The Kendaia Baptist Church, Seneca County's first church by Walter Gable, Finger Lakes Times; July 3, 2020.
  • Schuyler County, Chapter LXXV: Early settlement and organization of Schuyler County.
  • Irelandville by Barbara H. Bell; The Crooked Lake Review; July 1991.
  • 19th Century Yorker Yankee Village Museum Provides Memorable Experience for Young & Old, The Watkins Review, Schuyler County, 1959 pg. 11.