Water mill - unclassified

The National Monuments Service's description

The precise location of a medieval watermill located on John's Lane West and N side of Thomas Street which was one of 4 watermills (DU018-020226-/0096-/0230-) in the possession of St John the Baptist's Hospital (DU018-020062-) has not been identified. Saint John's House was in possession of the watercourse (DU018-020374-/0739-) which powered 3 watermills located to the W and N of the religious house and is depicted on Speed's 1610 map of Dublin City. A section of this watercourse (DU018-020739-) was excavated in 1995 by Linzi Simpson underneath the NE corner of the National College of Art and Design on the S side of Oliver Bond Street and to the W of John Street.

See attached section of Speed's 1610 Map of Dublin City showing the watercourse running along St. Thomas Street between St. Catherine's Church and John's Lane West and 'The mill's'.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 28 June 2023

References

Simpson, L. 1997b The National College of Art and Design. Thomas St, Dublin. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1996: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 32-3. Bray. Wordwell.

Bradley, J. & King, H. (1987) Urban Archaeological Survey, Dublin. A report commissioned by the Office of Public works (Unpublished).

Speed, J. 1611-12 The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine: presenting an exact geography of the kingdomes of England, Scotland, Ireland. Atlas.2.61.1, Cambridge University Library.