. >>> my name is jerry kester and i'm a costumed interpreter on the scotch irish farm.the time period here is between 1720 and 1740 and the farm comes from ulster, from the northern province of ireland. and this is the home of a farmer as well as a weaver. and 1720s, 40s, that is what the people start leaving ireland to come to america because they want a better life. and part of the reasons they are leaving is there has been a big depression in the linen market because there is a whole series of doubts and you are having foot shortage and famine and the flaxseed is low so there is a depression of the quality. and when the leases run out, the land lord doubles and triples the rents. so if you want a better life for yourself and your family, you sell everything you have and off you go to america. daily life, oh, you could get up early, the women or girls who go out and start milking cows and cook breakfast and then work in the herb beds, make butter, take care of the kids, sew. but the most important job they'll have to do is spin. and because the man is a weaver it take