Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Water mill - unclassified
Castle Demesne,knockane, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castle Demesne,knockane
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI036-067003-
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The National Monuments Service's description
The precise location of the medieval mill of 'Molten mcEgower' in the historic town of Newcastlewest has not been identified. The mill was located on Goat Street now The South Quay. The Urban Survey of Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 200-01) recorded the following about the medieval watermills in the historic town (LI036-067001-) of Newcastlewest; 'There is a mention of mills in the late 13th century and again in the 15th century (Westropp 1906-7, 232; idem, 1904-5, 406).
In the sixteenth century a square mill, called "Mollen mcEgower" is mentioned on Shradegower (Goat St. now The South Quay: Westropp 1909, 58) and this is probably the mill shown on the 18th century map at the south east end of Bridge St. (The Annual Observer 1981, 26).
In 1586 the watermill called 'Molten mcEgower' belonging to the manor of Newcastle was described as following; 'A street in Newcastell called Shradegower [Goat Street] with a tenement yard, orchard, and 8 gardens and with certain lands adjacent to the tenement. Said premises belong to said manor and castle, are parcel of the demesne lands called the Earl's free land as aforesaid, are situate in the parish of Monaghe Adare, now or late in the tenure of Edmund mcEgowre and contain 10 acres. A water mill called Molten mcEgower built on a part or parcel of said street belonging, situate and in the tenure of said Edmund as aforesaid' (Murphy 2013, 104-05).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 20 May 2019
References
Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H.A. 1989 Urban archaeological survey - county Limerick (3 vols.). Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Westropp, T.J. 1906-7 The ancient castles of the county of Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 26, 54-264.
Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.
Murphy, J. A. 2013 The Desmond Survey, unpublished report. CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts: a project of University College, Cork College Road, Cork, Ireland - ucc.ie/celt