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U.S. Grant Ancestral Homestead EHOD 2025

45 Dergenagh Road, Ballygawley, County Tyrone, BT70 1TW
U.S. Grant Ancestral Homestead EHOD 2025

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U S Grant's great grandfather John Simpson was born in a farmhouse outside Ballygawley.

The original homestead has been preserved and is open to visitors all year round. In 1760 John Simpson left Northern Ireland, emigrating to Ohio in the United States. His great grandson Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in 1822 the eldest of 6 children. When Hiram was registering for West Point Military Academy as a recruit he was mistakenly called Ulysses Simpson Grant and this became his adopted name. Grant went on to become a leading General in the American Civil war, accepting the surrender from Confederate General Lee in 1865. After the Civil War President Andrew Johnson named Ulysses Grant Secretary of War over the newly reunited nation. In 1868, running against Johnson, Ulysses S Grant was elected 18th President of the United States.

Serving two terms in office U S Grant embarked on a world tour. During his two-year tour he was the first President of the United States to visit Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Join us on Saturday 13th September for self guided tours of US Grants Homestead from 9:00 to 17:00 and book in for Living History tours on Sunday 14th September. 

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Accessibility

  • Activities accessible for visitors with disabilities
  • Designated parking provided for guests with disabilities
  • Guide dogs permitted
  • Level access, ramp or lift to a public toilet
  • Ramp / Level Access
  • Toilets for disabled visitors

Catering

  • Picnic Area

Children & Infants

  • Facilities for children

Establishment Features

  • Accept coach parties
  • Groups accepted
  • Guided Tours Available

Event Facilities

  • Booking Required

Parking & Transport

  • Car parking
  • Coach parking
  • On site parking
  • Parking (free)
  • Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors

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  • In countryside
  • Of historic, literary or architectural interest

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Girls pictured with a woman in period dress outside an old thatched cottage with a red doorUS Grant Ancestral Homestead, BallygawleyExplore the cottage of the Simpson family with close ties to Ulysses Simpson Grant, the Commander of the victorious Union troops in the American Civil War. U.S. Grant served two terms as U.S. President and visited the homeland.

Killymoon Castle, CookstownKillymoon castle sits in picturesque surroundings overlooking the Ballinderry River on the outskirts of Cookstown just 50 miles from Belfast by car. The castle is a grade A listed building designed by the famous architect John Nash.

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Opening Times

Season (13 Sept 2025 - 14 Sept 2025)
DayTimes
Saturday09:00 - 17:00
Sunday13:00 - 17:00

* Booking required on Sunday - 15 per session. 

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