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

Site no OFIAR-045-009 Franckfort MillCounty Offaly Townland FranckfortTownPlanning Offaly CC Discovery map 59 Six-inch map 45SummarySite of early 18th century water-powered corn and tuck mills on tributary of LittleBrosna River. The corn mill was in use as a distillery in the 1830s but reverted tocorn milling.HistoryCorn and tuck mills are recorded here in 1735. The corn mill appears to have beenused for a time as a distillery as it is cited as such on the 1839 OS six-inch map. The1840s Mill Valuation books notes its reversion to a corn mill, operated by ThomasKelly. A 15ft x 2ft 2in wheel drove a single pair of pair of stones. The 1851 GriffithValuation book notes James Kelly as the owner. The house, offices and corn mill wererated at £18. The mill is not cited on the 1885 or 1909 OS maps; on the latter map it isshown as a roofless shell.Component OFIAR-045-009 1TypeDistillery; Grain mill (water); Tuckmill (water)FunctionDistilling; Grain milling; WoolCategoryDrink processing & products; Foodprocessing & products; Textilemanufacture & productsContextIndustryIrish Grid 205144 185463 +/- 10mSurvey date 01/08/2003SurveyorFred HamondBuildingWaterworksPlantMachineryDescriptionRemains No visible remains Condition N/A Use N/ARemains No visible remains Condition N/A Use N/ARemains No visible remains Condition N/A Use N/ARemains No visible remains Condition N/A Use N/ASite of corn mill, tuck mill and distillery on tributary of Little Brosna River on northside of minor road. A modern bungalow now occupies the site.InterestEvaluationNoneNo industrial heritage signficance.RatingRecord onlyProtectionActionAssociated withOther dbaseReferencesValuation Mill Book, 1840s. Reproduced by Hogg, W. The Millers and Millsof Ireland c.1850 (Dublin, 2000).Page(s)