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

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OFIAR-042-012_05 FWH 01/08/2003 Interior of grain/cloth mill, looking south-west.OFIAR-042-012_06 FWH 01/08/2003 Waterwheel pit at north end of grain/cloth mill.OFIAR-042-012_07 FWH 01/08/2003 Waterwheel pit at north end of grain/cloth mill.OFIAR-042-012_08 FWH 01/08/2003 Kiln in grain/cloth mill.
Site noOFIAR-042-017County Offaly Townland Clyduff (Clonlisk By);{Milltown}TownPlanning Offaly CC Discovery map 53 Six-inch map 42SummaryDerelict shell of 18th/early 19th century water-powered flour mill with remains ofwaterwheel on tributary of Little Brosna River.HistoryA flour mill is cited on the 1838 OS six-inch map. The 1840s Mill Valuation book notesa flour mill under James Bergin. A 14ft x 2ft 9in wheel drove two sets of stones. The1851 Griffith Valuation notes the flour mill as being operated by John Bergin; he wasalso operating a nearby flour mill at this time as well (OFIAR-043-002). Not explicitlycited on 1885 or 1909 OS maps.This location was formerly part of Milltown townland until the boundary was changed.This suggests that there was a mill hereabouts in the 1700s if not before. Whether itwas at this spot is, however, uncertain.Component OFIAR-042-017 1TypeGrain mill (water)FunctionGrain millingCategory Food processing & products Context IndustryIrish Grid 207081 190570 +/- 10mSurvey date 01/08/2003SurveyorFred HamondBuildingWaterworksPlantMachineryDescriptionRemains Substantial remains Condition Poor Use DisusedRemains Substantial remains Condition Poor Use DisusedRemains Some remains Condition Poor Use DisusedRemains No visible remains Condition N/A Use N/ABuildingsA four-storey, seven-bay building aligned east-west. Although now roofless, gablesindicate it formerly had a pitched natural slate roof. Random rubble walls withdressed quoins and eaves. Flat-headed brick-trimmed openings. Internally dividedinto three structural bays, all without floors and overgrown. No evidence of kiln.Waterworks, plant and machineryOvergrown mill pond at rear. Water therefrom still flows through waterwheel pit. Thetailrace arch is evident on the north elevation but the water is now piped underneaththe made-up ground in front of the mill.The east bay contains a wide waterwheel pit, divided into two longitudinal sections,one to accommodate the wheel and the other for the overspill from the pond. Thewaterwheel remains comprise a round timber axle, one cast-iron hub (partly broken),two timber arms and two fragments of rim covered in limescale. It appears to havebeen 4.27m dia by 1.22m wide (14ft x 4ft) and to have had a pitchback or highbreastshot feed. No machinery survives.InterestEvaluationArchitectural; HistoricalThis building is a typical medium-sized mill and has some technical interest onaccount of its wheel remains. It is of local industrial heritage significance.
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Page 60 and 61: Cappydonnell Little Grain kiln; Gra
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Kylebeg or BanagherGrain mill (stea
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kiln; Saw mill (steam)& productsTul
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Clara Electricity generating statio
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productsTullamore Saw mill (steam)
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204514 191253 Grain kiln; Grain mil
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215349 213277 Grain kiln OFIAR-031-
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225742 232473 Bone mill (water); Gr
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248142 227843 Grain mill (wind) OFI
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Distillery Distilling Townparks (Ba
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Grain kiln Grain milling Kilcoursey
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Grain mill (water) Grain milling Cu
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Grain mill (wind) Grain milling Tow
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Mill building Grain milling Erry (M
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Tuck mill (water) Wool Mucklagh OFI
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