Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Water mill - unclassified
Castle Demesne, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castle Demesne
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI036-067005-
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The National Monuments Service's description
The precise location of the Castle Mill in the historic town of Newcastlewest has not been identified. The mill was located on the demesne lands of the Desmond Castle (LI031-067002-). 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 1586 the watermill called 'Mollyn A Cloghey alias the castle mill ' belonging to the manor of Newcastle was described as following; 'A water mill called Mollyn A Cloghey alias the castle mill belonging to the manor and castle aforesaid, parcel of the demesne lands of the manor as aforesaid, situate in the parish of Castellno and now or late in the tenure or occupation of David oge Hubbert late constable of said Castle' (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 Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.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.
Murphy, J. A. 2013 The Desmond Survey, unpublished report.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