List of windmills in Ireland
This is a list of windmills in Ireland, split by the thirty-two counties that comprise the island.
Locations
Cork
Location | Name of mill and coordinate | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Cork | Bruce College | tower | Late C18th/early C19th[1] | Truncated and converted | ![]() | |
Drinagh | Pumping windmill. Destroyed by fire 26 October 1856.[2] |
Donegal
Location | Name of mill and coordinate | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Murlough | Ballindrait Mill[3] | Tower mill | 1874[4] |
Down
See List of windmills in County Down
Dublin
Location | Name of mill and coordinate | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Castleknock | Castleknock Windmill | Tower | Late C18th/early C19th[5] | |||
Dalkey | Dalkey Quarry | Wind engine | 1860[6] | Late 19th century[6] Windmill World | ||
Dublin | St Patrick's Mill 53°20′38″N 6°17′02″W / 53.34398°N 6.2840°W / 53.34398; -6.2840 | Tower | c. 1757 | Windmill World | ||
Garristown | Garristown Mill 53°33′47″N 6°23′38″W / 53.56316°N 6.3939°W / 53.56316; -6.3939 | Tower | Windmill World | ![]() | ||
Rathcoole | Windmill Hill 53°16′16″N 6°30′11″W / 53.271191°N 6.503087°W / 53.271191; -6.503087 | Tower | ||||
Rush | Rush Windmill | Tower | Late C18th/early C19th[7] | ![]() | ||
Skerries | Shallock Hill Mill 53°34′28″N 6°06′48″W / 53.57455°N 6.1132°W / 53.57455; -6.1132 | Tower | 1578[8] | Windmill World | ||
Skerries | Great Mill[9] 53°34′30″N 6°06′37″W / 53.57501°N 6.1103°W / 53.57501; -6.1103 | Tower | Late 18th century[8] | Windmill World | ![]() |
Galway
Location | Name of mill and coordinate | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Carrowreagh East | Carrowreagh Windmill | Tower | Mid C18th[10] | |||
Castlegar, County Galway | Castlegar Windmill | Tower | C.1750[11] | |||
Kinvara | Kinvara Windmill | Tower | 1839 | Late C18th[12] | ||
Newtowneyre | Newtowneyre Windmill | Tower | C.1780[13] | |||
Tuam | Gold Cave Crescent Windmill | Tower | Mid C18th[14] |
Kerry
Location | Name of mill and coordinate | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Tralee | Blennerville Mill 52°15′24″N 9°44′14″W / 52.25669°N 9.7373°W / 52.25669; -9.7373 | Tower | 1800 | Windmill World | ![]() |
Kilkenny
Location | Name of mill and coordinate | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Croan | Croan Mill 52°28′40″N 7°16′06″W / 52.47790°N 7.2684°W / 52.47790; -7.2684 | Tower | 1839 | 1839 | Windmill World | ![]() |
Laois
Location | Name of mill and coordinate | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Capard | Capard Windmill | Tower | c.1840[15] |
Limerick
Location | Name of mill and coordinate | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Limerick | Windmill Street Mill | Tower | Late C18th[16] | Burnt out, 15 November 1814, tower demolished c.1915.[16] | ||
Limerick | Ennis Road Mill | Demolished 1811.[16] | ||||
Limerick | Ballinacurra Mill | Tower | 1800[16] | Working in 1849[16] | ||
Shannongrove | Shannongrove Windmill | Tower | 1735[17] |
Derry
Location | Name of mill and coordinate | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Knockclogrim | Knocklogrim Mill[3] 54°49′00″N 6°36′49″W / 54.81664°N 6.6137°W / 54.81664; -6.6137 | Tower | 1860[18] | Windmill World | ||
Limavady | Limavady Junction[19] | Titt iron wind engine |
Longford
Location | Name of mill and coordinate | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Elfeet | Elfeet Windmill | Tower | c.1770.[20] | |||
Lanesborough | Knock Windmill | Tower | c.1750.[21] |
Louth
Location | Name of mill and coordinate | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Ardee | Christians Hill Mill 53°52′14″N 6°31′24″W / 53.87058°N 6.5232°W / 53.87058; -6.5232 | Tower | 1778 | 1778 | Gone by 1835 Windmill World | ![]() |
Dundalk | Carnanbregagh Mill 53°58′45″N 6°25′29″W / 53.97919°N 6.4246°W / 53.97919; -6.4246 | Tower | 1778 | 1778 | Windmill World | ![]() |
Dundalk | Seatown Mill 54°00′21″N 6°23′21″W / 54.00583°N 6.3891°W / 54.00583; -6.3891 | Tower | 1790s[22] | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Moneyveg | Moneyveg Windmill | Tower | 1837[23] | |||
Pepperstown | 53°53′15″N 6°31′53″W / 53.88751°N 6.5315°W / 53.88751; -6.5315 | Tower | Windmill World | ![]() | ||
Piperstown | 53°46′59″N 6°20′23″W / 53.78319°N 6.3398°W / 53.78319; -6.3398 | Tower | 1756[24] | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Termonfeckin | Termonfeckin Mill 53°46′02″N 6°16′13″W / 53.76712°N 6.2703°W / 53.76712; -6.2703 | Tower | 1778 | 1778 | Windmill World | ![]() |
Whitemill | Whitemill Mill 54°02′41″N 6°23′41″W / 54.04463°N 6.3947°W / 54.04463; -6.3947 | Tower | Windmill World |
Meath
Location | Name of mill and coordinate | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Balrath | Balrath Mill 53°37′24″N 6°28′50″W / 53.62334°N 6.4806°W / 53.62334; -6.4806 | Tower | Windmill World | ![]() | ||
Bartramstown | Bartramstown Mill 53°35′36″N 6°22′40″W / 53.59341°N 6.3779°W / 53.59341; -6.3779 | Tower | Windmill World | ![]() | ||
Corballis | Corballis Mill 53°40′17″N 6°15′24″W / 53.67135°N 6.2566°W / 53.67135; -6.2566 | Tower | 1836 | 1836 | Windmill World | ![]() |
Stameen | Stameen Mill 53°42′57″N 6°17′47″W / 53.71594°N 6.2965°W / 53.71594; -6.2965 | Tower | Windmill World | ![]() |
Monaghan
Location | Name of mill and coordinate | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Ballymackney | Ballymackney Mill 53°57′35″N 6°39′25″W / 53.95980°N 6.6569°W / 53.95980; -6.6569 | tower | 1778 | Mid C18th[25] | Windmill World | ![]() |
Carrickmacross | Carrickmacross Windmill | Tower | Mid C18th[26] | |||
Carrivetragh | Carrivetragh Mill 54°12′28″N 7°13′46″W / 54.20784°N 7.2295°W / 54.20784; -7.2295 | Tower | Windmill World | ![]() | ||
Drummulla | Drummulla Windmill | Tower | c.1760[27] | |||
Dunaree | Dunaree Windmill | Tower | Late C19th[28] | |||
Lisnamore | Lisnamore Windmill | Tower | c.1790[29] |
Offaly
Location | Name of mill and coordinate | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Cloghan Beg | Cloghan Beg Mill 53°10′03″N 8°01′21″W / 53.16758°N 8.0225°W / 53.16758; -8.0225 | Tower | Windmill World | ![]() |
Roscommon
Location | Name of mill and coordinate | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Correal | Lobinroe Mill | Tower | c. 1750[30] | Windmill World | ||
Elphin | Elphin Mill 53°51′07″N 8°12′19″W / 53.85188°N 8.2053°W / 53.85188; -8.2053 | Tower | c. 1730[30] | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Rindoon | Post[31] | |||||
Rindoon | St John's Woods | Tower[31] |
Waterford
Location | Name of mill and coordinate | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Ballinvella | Ballinvella Mill[32] | Tower[32] | Windmill World |
Wexford
Location | Name of mill and coordinate | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Ballyharty | Ballyharty Windmill | Tower | 1840[33] | |||
Ballyseskin | Ballyseskin Windmill | Tower | 1749[34] | |||
Bargy | Bargy Windmill | Tower | 1840[35] | |||
Clonmines | Clonmines Windmill | Tower | C18th/early C19th[36] | |||
Drinagh South | Drinagh Windmill | Tower | 1840[37] | |||
Enniscorthy | Vinegar Hill Mill Templeshannon Mill 52°30′05″N 6°33′12″W / 52.50147°N 6.5532°W / 52.50147; -6.5532 | Tower | 1798[38] | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Hardygregan | Tagunnan Windmill | Tower | 1829[39] | |||
Hook Peninsula | Hook Mill | Tower | Windmill World | |||
Chapel, Kilmore | Chapel Mill 52°11′05″N 6°34′22″W / 52.18480°N 6.5727°W / 52.18480; -6.5727 | Tower | 1836[40] | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Kiltra | KiltraWindmill | Tower | mid/late C19th[41] | |||
Mullanour | 52°18′42″N 6°32′04″W / 52.31157°N 6.5344°W / 52.31157; -6.5344 | Tower | Windmill World | ![]() | ||
Rath | Rath Windmill | Tower | 1777[42] | |||
Rosslare Harbour | Tagoat Mill 52°14′43″N 6°23′02″W / 52.24533°N 6.3838°W / 52.24533; -6.3838 | Tower | Modern replica built as part of the Yola Farmstead Folk Park, opened in 1969 | Windmill World | ||
Soughnane | Boley's Crossroads Windmill | Tower | 1840[43] | |||
Tacumshane | Tacumshane Mill 52°12′32″N 6°25′28″W / 52.20877°N 6.4244°W / 52.20877; -6.4244 | Tower | 1846[44] | Windmill World | ![]() |
Maps
- 1778 Taylor & Skinner's map of Louth
- 1836 Ordnance Survey
- 1830 Ordnance Survey
Notes
Mills in bold are still standing, known building dates are indicated in bold. Text in italics denotes indicates that the information is not confirmed, but is likely to be the case stated.
Sources
Unless stated otherwise, the sources for these entries are Windmill World, Eire mills and Windmill World, Northern Ireland mills
References
- ^ "Bruce College Bruce College, Audley Place, St Patrick's Hill, Cork, Cork City". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Ireland". The Standard. No. 10029. London. 3 October 1856.
- ^ a b Six Sails
- ^ "Building of the Month - March 2017". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Castleknock College, College Road, Castleknock, Fingal". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Dalkey Windmill". Dalkey. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ "Chapel Green, Rush, Fingal". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ a b "The Mills in Skerries - A little history". Skerries Mills. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ Five sails
- ^ "County Galway". Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "County Galway". Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Kinvara, County Galway". Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "County Galway". Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Gold Cave Crescent, Tuam, County Galway". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Capard Windmill, Capard, Rosenallis, County Laois". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Slater, Sharon (10 April 2018). "Limerick Chronicle files: The winds of change in Limerick industry". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "County Limerick". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Your Place and Mine". BBC Radio Ulster. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ Major, J Kenneth (1977). The Windmills of John Wallis Titt. The International Molinological Society.
- ^ "Elfeet Windmill, County Longford". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Knock Windmill, Lanesborough, County Longford". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ Caroline McGill. "THE TALLEST WINDMILL IN IRELAND". Irish Ancestries. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ "Moneyveg Tower, County Louth". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ Campbell, Kieran (12 July 2008). "O0982 : Inscribed stone on Piperstown windmill". Geograph. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "County Monaghan". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "J.J. Quigley Memorial Park, Monaghan Street (off), Carrickmacross, County Monaghan". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Rockcorry, County Monaghan". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "County Monaghan". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "County Monaghan". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ a b "4.8. INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY" (PDF). Roscommon County Council. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ a b "Windmill". g8-w8. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
- ^ a b "BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS GREGORY (GREG) FEWER". Greg Fewer. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ "County Wexford". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "County Wexford". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Bargy Castle, County Wexford". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "County Wexford". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "County Wexford". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Vinegar Hill Windmill". Go Ireland. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ "County Wexford". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "County Wexford". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "County Wexford". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "County Wexford". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Boley's Crossroads, County Wexford". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Tacumshane Windmill". Go Ireland. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
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