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Water mill - unclassified

Galbally, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Water mill - unclassified, Galbally, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (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 Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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