Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Water mill - unclassified
Galbally, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Galbally
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Corn Mill
- Latest-edition OS map
- Galbally Mill (Corn & Saw)
- Coordinates
- 52.40049, -8.28723
- SMR number
- LI049-086008-
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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
Medieval mills of Galbally described in the Urban Survey of Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 130) as following; '"There were two mills, a grist mill and a tucking mill (LI049-086009-), on the river Aherlow in the 17th century (Westropp 1904-5, 452) one of which may have been on the site of the Corn mill, south east of the town'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 26 September 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 Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.
Nearby in the register
- Water mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Historic townunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.