Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Water mill - unclassified
Rathganny, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathganny
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Corn Mill
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.62699, -7.39143
- SMR number
- WM006-076----
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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
In 1682 Sir Henry Piers of Tristernagh described the route of the River Gaine and the mills and bridges along its route. He wrote the following about the bridge (WM007-123----) at Multyfarnham; 'it passeth to Multifornan, where it falleth under another large bridge; thence to a mill, whence immediately it watereth the ground of the late Friery of Multifernan (WM006-058----)' (Vallancey 1786, 6). The 'Corn Mill' depicted standing on the banks of the River Gaine on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map may have been built on site of or in close proximity to the medieval mill of Multyfarnham.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 6 December 2016
References
Vallancey, C. (ed.) 1786 Collectanea de rebus hibernicis, Volume 1. Dublin. Luke White.
Nearby in the register
- Religious house - Franciscan friarsunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical siteunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.