Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Water mill - unclassified
Abbeyfarm, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Abbeyfarm
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Kilmallock Mill
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.40603, -8.57812
- SMR number
- LI047-022067-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Watermill depicted on a map of Kilmallock town dating from c. 1600 (TCD, MS 1209/62). On this map a watermill is shown standing on the W bank of the River Loobagh to the NE of the NE corner of the walled town of Kilmallock (LI047-022----). Kilmallock Mill depicted on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map is shown standing on the site of or in cose proximity to the watermill shown on the town map of Kilmallock dating from c. 1600. A second watermill (LI047-022069-) is shown on this map standing opposite on the E bank of the River Loobagh.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 30 September 2019
References
TCD, MS 1209/62 Trinity College Dublin, Towne of Kilmallock in the County of Limerick, per Joanes. Hardiman Atlas. Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Water mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Water mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.