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The thatched roof of the ancestral home of a former American president near Strabane, County Tyrone, has been extensively damaged by fire. | 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. | |
Woodrow Wilson was president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. | |
Police said the fire was the result of an accident. Fire crews managed to save some artefacts and furniture. | |
Local historian Michael Kennedy said: "It's bad news from a local history - and even from an Irish history - point of view," he said. | |
President Wilson's grandfather emigrated from County Tyrone to North Carolina in the early 19th century. |
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