fire damages wilson ancestral home

From BBC

The thatched roof of the ancestral home of a former American president near Strabane, County Tyrone, has been extensively damaged by fire.

The cottage at Dergalt, which was once owned by the family of Woodrow Wilson, caught fire around lunchtime on Thursday.

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President Wilson’s grandfather emigrated from County Tyrone to North Carolina in the early 19th century.

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~ by melo on May 9, 2008.