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List of windmills in Ireland

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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

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