mills historical ireland

The very damaged remains of a mortered stone building, possibly square in shape, with well-built walls, and the remains of a doorway on the east side. There was possibly a paddle-wheel turning in a channel, connected to a shaft in a cogwheel inside the building....

On the western side of Corranroo Bay are the ruins of another mill that continued operating until the 1920's. On the wall is an inscribed stone slab that reads - B.B.Esq. 1804 - ; the reference is most likely to Bartholomew de Basterot....

This historic property, founded in 1919, is now owned by the National Trust and the last working water-driven spade mill in Ireland. Guided tours show the whole fascinating process from heating a block of metal in the forge through to the finished product, while an exhibition on site reveals some of the history and culture of this humble spade. In addition you can explore the mill race and even buy a turf garden spade on site.

Through guided tours, the fascinating process of spade m...

Just opposite the castle, there was once a cornmill, powered by the waters of the Ward River, which serviced the needs of the local farmers....

Abbey Assaroe was founded by Cistercian Monks from Boyle Abbey in the late 12th century. In 1989 the Abbey Mill Restoration Trust acquired the derelict Mills, restoring the mill buildings and water wheels for use as an Auditorium and Coffee Shop. At the Auditorium a video film on the Heritage of the Monastery and Mill can be viewed on request....

Set in a picturesque wooded glen on the banks of the Ballinderry River, west of Cookstown, stands Wellbrook the last working beetling mill in Northern Ireland....

These mills are early 19th century tall structures of rough-cut limestone....

There is a fully restored water powered sawmill on the Florence Court estate, dating from the 19th Century. The sound of the water wheel turning carries across the Pleasure Ground. Nearby is a hydraulic ram which was used to pump water up to the house, and also an ice house....

The building dates from the late 18th century, but milling has been carried out on the site since 1558 when Thomas Martin was granted a plot of ground here on which to build a mill, subject to a rent of four pence a year. It lay derelict for a number of years but is now fully restored with important features such as the millwheel retained....