Site no OFIAR-042-008 Mill Park - Offaly County Council

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ReferencesValuation Mill Book, 1840s. Reproduced by Hogg, W. The Millers and Millsof Ireland c.1850 (Dublin, 2000).Page(s)OFIAR-042-011_01 FWH 18/07/2003 Remains of former mill.OFIAR-042-011_02 FWH 18/07/2003 Waterwheel pit.OFIAR-042-011_03 FWH 18/07/2003 Former mill house, from west.
Site no OFIAR-042-012 Hillsborough MillsCounty Offaly Townland Drumakeenan (Clonlisk By,Roscrea Par)TownPlanning Offaly CC Discovery map 53 Six-inch map 42SummaryDerelict shells of a 18th/early 19th century water-powered grain mills and kiln on LittleBrosna River. The flour mill was used for a timeas a tuck mill.HistoryAn oat mill is cited on the 1838 OS map, with a cloth mill to its SE. The 1840s MillValuation book notes a flour mill operated by Henry Buckley. It had an 18ft x 4ftwaterwheel driving a two pairs of French burr stones. The cloth mill was also operatedby Buckley. It, too, was powered by 18ft x 4ft waterwheel and contained a willy,teaser, scrubbers, stocks, and napping machines (i.e. equipment for washing andfinishing woollen cloth).The 1851 Griffith Valuation notes Buckley as continuing to operated the flour andcloth mills which had a combined rating of £100 - the sixth highest in Co Offaly.Flour mills are cited on the 1885 OS map and Hillsborough corn mills (disused) on the1909 map.Component OFIAR-042-012 1TypeGrain mill (water)FunctionGrain millingCategory Food processing & products Context IndustryIrish Grid 211298 190631 +/- 10mSurvey date 01/08/2003SurveyorFred HamondBuildingWaterworksPlantMachineryDescriptionRemains Substantial remains Condition Poor Use DisusedRemains Some remains Condition Poor Use DisusedRemains No visible remains Condition N/A Use N/ARemains No visible remains Condition N/A Use N/ABuildingsA five-storey, five-bay roofless shell of former oatmeal mill, aligned east-west at NWcorner of premises. Now roofless, but gables indicate a half-hipped profile. Veryovergrown rendered random rubble walls with stone eaves and dressed stone quoins.Square-headed openings with yellow brick jambs. No floors survive internally.Waterworks, plant and machineryPond and headrace infilled. Traces of tailrace along north side of access lane fromroad. Waterwheel pit on west gable, 1.52m ( 5ft) wide. No machinery survives.
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