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

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OFIAR-042-010_01 FWH 18/07/2003 Mill remains from north-east.
Site no OFIAR-042-011 Fanure MillCounty Offaly Townland Drumakeenan (Clonlisk By,Roscrea Par)TownPlanning Offaly CC Discovery map 53 Six-inch map 42SummaryTraces of 18th/early 19th century water-powered flour mill on Little Brosna River.Waterworks reused for Roscrea Fish Farm.HistoryCited as a flour mill on 1838 and 1885 OS six-inch maps, and as Fanure corn mill on1909 map. This may be the flour mill cited in the 1840s Mill Valuation book asbelonging to Adam Acres. A 16ft x 6ft 3in wheel drove three sets of stones (however,this valuation entry could refer to OFIAR-042-010). It was valued at £53.13s.3d - thesixth most valuable premises in the county. Belonged to George Acres in 1851, whenthe house, offices and flour mil were rated at £87 - the eighth highest in Co Offaly(Griffith Valuation).Component OFIAR-042-011 1TypeGrain mill (water)FunctionGrain millingCategory Food processing & products Context IndustryIrish Grid 210978 190640 +/- 10mSurvey date 18/07/2003SurveyorFred HamondBuildingWaterworksPlantMachineryDescriptionRemains Traces Condition Good Use Fish farmRemains Substantial remains Condition Good Use Fish farmRemains No visible remains Condition N/A Use N/ARemains No visible remains Condition N/A Use N/ABuildingsTraces of 18th/early 19th century water-powered flour mill on east side of LittleBrosna River. Vestiges of the mill survive as a random rubble wall along the tailraceat north end of existing complex. Remains have been incorporated into fish farmsupplied by the former pond and races. The adjoining former mill house, a doublepile/two-storey/three-baybuilding, has been refurbished as offices, but is now disused.Waterworks, plant and machineryThe waterworks are now used by the fish farm. The waterwheel is long gone but itspit survives at the NE end of the former mill. It is 1.98m (6ft 6in) wide and the fall ofwater was upwards of 4.57m (15ft). No machinery survives.InterestEvaluationNoneThis was once a sizeable concern, but has largely been demolished and is now of nospecial industrial heritage significance.Rating Record only Protection ActionAssociated withOther dbase
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Cappydonnell Little Grain kiln; Gra
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Erry (Armstrong) Factory house Jute
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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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