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

Site noOFIAR-042-010County Offaly Townland Drumakeenan (Clonlisk By,Roscrea Par)TownPlanning Offaly CC Discovery map 53 Six-inch map 42SummaryRuinous remains of mid 19th century water-powered corn mill on right bank of LittleBrosna River.HistoryFirst shown on 1885 OS six-inch map and captioned as a mill. Marked as a disusedcorn mill on 1909 edition. This may be the flour mill cited in the 1840s Mill Valuationbook as belonging to Richard Dowd. An 18ft x 7ft 6in wheel drove four sets of stones(however, this valuation entry could refer to OFIAR-042-011). The property wasvalued at £71.11s.0d - the fourth highest in the county. Dowd also owned Brosna flourmill at this time (OFIAR-042-009). Belonged to Robert Dowd in 1851, when describedas a flour mill and rated at £80 (Griffith Valuation). Dowd was also operating the otherflour mill at this time as well.Component OFIAR-042-010 1TypeGrain mill (water)FunctionGrain millingCategory Food processing & products Context IndustryIrish Grid 210622 191539 +/- 10mSurvey date 18/07/2003SurveyorFred HamondBuildingWaterworksPlantMachineryDescriptionRemains Some 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/ARuinous remains of corn mill on right bank of Little Brosna River. Aligned east-westalong north side of race, just above river. Overgrown partial remains of rooflessrandom rubble building, at least three storeys high and of L plan. Square-headedopenings, some with brick heads and jambs. Overgrown head and tailraces stillevident; now dry. The infilled wheelpit, on south wall, is 2.36m (7ft 9in) wide.InterestEvaluationNoneNo special industrial heritage significance.RatingRecord onlyProtectionActionAssociated withOFIAR-042-009Other dbaseReferencesValuation Mill Book, 1840s. Reproduced by Hogg, W. The Millers and Millsof Ireland c.1850 (Dublin, 2000).Page(s)