Mill - corn

The National Monuments Service's description

Killagh Castle (WM013-107----) is depicted on the Down Survey map of Killagh parish where it is annotated as 'in repaire' and shown standing beside Killagh Church (WM020-025----) and Corn Mill (NLI MS 723-4). On this map the castle is depicted as standing on lands belonging to George Nugent who is listed in 1641 as an 'Irish papist'. The terrier of this map recorded that 'There is in Killagh a Corne Mill a Tuck Mill (WM013-122-) a Ruined Church and, a Castle in Repaire' (ibid.). It is possible that Corn Mill depicted on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map is built on the site of the mill depicted on the Down Survey map.
The present 18th/19th century corn mill was described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage as following; 'Former corn mill complex, built c.1800, comprising detached multi-bay two-storey corn mill and store and a detached single-bay three-storey corn kiln at right angle to the northwest. Now out of use and in use as agricultural/domestic outbuildings. Pitched natural slate roof to main structure with pitched corrugated-iron roof to former corn kiln. Constructed of coursed rubble limestone with dressed limestone quoins to corners. Square-headed doorcases and segmental-headed carriage arches with dressed limestone and brick voussoirs to main building with loop hole openings over to first floor. Square-headed carriage arch (modern) to north side of former corn kiln. Small river/mill race to south side of main building (mill wheel no longer extant). This mill was owned by a John Heggarty, c.1850, and is recorded as a corn and tuck mill (woollen processing) with a water wheel ten feet in diameter and a water power value of £6 and 15 shillings (Valuation Office Mill Book)' (www.buildingsofireland.ie Reg. No. 15401320).

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 25 July 2018

References

NLI, MS 723-4 - National Library of Ireland, The parish maps of the Down Survey for the County of Westmeath, attested by W. Petty, in 1659. Copied by Daniel O'Brien. A set of 67 maps with accompanying terriers in two volumes, 1786-7. Dublin.