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List of windmills in Ireland

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This is a list of windmills in Ireland, split by the thirty-two counties that comprise the island.

Locations

=Cork=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
coordinate

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Cork

| Bruce College

| tower

|

| Late C18th/early C19th{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CC®no=20862106 |title=Bruce College Bruce College, Audley Place, St Patrick's Hill, Cork, Cork City |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=23 July 2017}}

| Truncated and converted

| 150px

Drinagh

|

|

|

|

| Pumping windmill. Destroyed by fire 26 October 1856.{{Cite news |title=Ireland |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=3 October 1856 |issue=10029 }}

|

=Donegal=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
coordinate

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Murlough

| Ballindrait Mill

| Tower mill

|

| 1874{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/Surveys/Buildings/BuildingoftheMonth/Archive/Name,3228,en.html |title=Building of the Month - March 2017 |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=23 July 2017}}

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|

=Down=

See List of windmills in County Down

=Dublin=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
coordinate

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Castleknock

| Castleknock Windmill

| Tower

|

| Late C18th/early C19th{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=FI®no=11362021 |title=Castleknock College, College Road, Castleknock, Fingal |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=23 July 2017}}

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Dalkey

| Dalkey Quarry

| Wind engine

|

| 1860{{cite web|url=http://www.dalkeyhomepage.ie/windmill.html|title=Dalkey Windmill |publisher=Dalkey |access-date=22 June 2009}}

| Late 19th century
[http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

|

Dublin

| St Patrick's Mill
{{coord|53.34398

6.2840|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

| c. 1757

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Garristown

| Garristown Mill
{{coord|53.56316

6.3939|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

|

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Rathcoole

| Windmill Hill
{{coord|53.271191

6.503087|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

|

|

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Rush

| Rush Windmill

| Tower

|

| Late C18th/early C19th{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=FI®no=11324016 |title=Chapel Green, Rush, Fingal |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=23 July 2017}}

|

| 150px

Skerries

| Shallock Hill Mill
{{coord|53.57455

6.1132|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

| 1578{{cite web|url=http://www.skerriesmills.org/mills.htm |title=The Mills in Skerries - A little history |publisher=Skerries Mills |access-date=22 June 2009}}

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

|

Skerries

| Great MillFive sails
{{coord|53.57501

6.1103|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

| Late 18th century

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

=Galway=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
coordinate

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Carrowreagh East

| Carrowreagh Windmill

| Tower

|

| Mid C18th{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=GA®no=30407103 |title=County Galway |access-date=23 July 2017}}

|

|

Castlegar, County Galway

| Castlegar Windmill

| Tower

|

| C.1750{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=GA®no=30404511 |title=County Galway |access-date=24 July 2017}}

|

|

Kinvara

| Kinvara Windmill

| Tower

| 1839

| Late C18th{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=GA®no=30339003 |title=Kinvara, County Galway |access-date=23 July 2017}}

|

|

Newtowneyre

| Newtowneyre Windmill

| Tower

|

| C.1780{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=GA®no=30409908 |title=County Galway |access-date=24 July 2017}}

|

|

Tuam

| Gold Cave Crescent Windmill

| Tower

|

| Mid C18th{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=GA®no=30331001 |title=Gold Cave Crescent, Tuam, County Galway |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=23 July 2017}}

|

|

=Kerry=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
coordinate

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Tralee

| Blennerville Mill
{{coord|52.25669

9.7373|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

| 1800

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

=Kilkenny=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
coordinate

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Croan

| Croan Mill
{{coord|52.47790

7.2684|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

| 1839

| 1839

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

=Laois=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
coordinate

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Capard

| Capard Windmill

| Tower

|

| c.1840{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LA®no=12900109 |title=Capard Windmill, Capard, Rosenallis, County Laois |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=23 July 2017}}

|

|

=Limerick=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
coordinate

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Limerick

| Windmill Street Mill

| Tower

|

| Late C18th{{cite web |url=https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/306820/limerick-chronicle-files-the-winds-of-change-in-limerick-industry.html |title=Limerick Chronicle files: The winds of change in Limerick industry |first=Sharon |last=Slater |publisher=Limerick Leader |date=10 April 2018 |access-date=11 April 2018}}

| Burnt out, 15 November 1814, tower demolished c.1915.

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Limerick

| Ennis Road Mill

|

|

| Demolished 1811.

|

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Limerick

| Ballinacurra Mill

| Tower

|

| 1800

| Working in 1849

|

Shannongrove

| Shannongrove Windmill

| Tower

|

| 1735{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=lc®no=21900307 |title=County Limerick |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=23 July 2017}}

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===Londonderry===

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
coordinate

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Knockclogrim

| Knocklogrim MillSix Sails
{{coord|54.81664

6.6137|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

| 1860{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/londonderry/A803602.shtml |title=Your Place and Mine |publisher=BBC Radio Ulster |access-date=22 June 2009}}

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/northernireland.htm Windmill World]

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Limavady

| Limavady Junction{{cite book | first =J Kenneth| last = Major| author-link= Ken Major | year = 1977| title = The Windmills of John Wallis Titt| publisher = The International Molinological Society}}

| Titt iron wind engine

|

|

|

|

=Longford=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
coordinate

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Elfeet

| Elfeet Windmill

| Tower

|

| c.1770.{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13402109 |title=Elfeet Windmill, County Longford |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=23 July 2017}}

|

|

Lanesborough

| Knock Windmill

| Tower

|

| c.1750.{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LF®no=13310006 |title=Knock Windmill, Lanesborough, County Longford |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=23 July 2017}}

|

|

=Louth=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
coordinate

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Ardee

| Christians Hill Mill
{{coord|53.87058

6.5232|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

| 1778

| 1778

| Gone by 1835
[http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Dundalk

| Carnanbregagh Mill
{{coord|53.97919

6.4246|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

| 1778

| 1778

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Dundalk

| Seatown Mill
{{coord|54.00583

6.3891|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

| 1790s{{cite web|url=http://www.irishancestries.com/articles/article-seatownwindmill-p1.htm |title=THE TALLEST WINDMILL IN IRELAND |author=Caroline McGill |publisher=Irish Ancestries |access-date=22 June 2009}}

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Moneyveg

| Moneyveg Windmill

|Tower

|

| 1837{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LH®no=13901815 |title=Moneyveg Tower, County Louth |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=23 July 2017}}

|

|

Pepperstown

| {{coord|53.88751

6.5315|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

|

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Piperstown

| {{coord|53.78319

6.3398|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

| 1756{{cite web |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/881246 |title=O0982 : Inscribed stone on Piperstown windmill |first=Kieran |last=Campbell |publisher=Geograph |date=12 July 2008 |access-date=24 July 2017}}

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Termonfeckin

| Termonfeckin Mill
{{coord|53.76712

6.2703|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

| 1778

| 1778

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Whitemill

| Whitemill Mill
{{coord|54.04463

6.3947|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

|

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

|

=Meath=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
coordinate

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Balrath

| Balrath Mill
{{coord|53.62334

6.4806|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

|

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Bartramstown

| Bartramstown Mill
{{coord|53.59341

6.3779|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

|

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Corballis

| Corballis Mill
{{coord|53.67135

6.2566|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

| 1836

| 1836

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Stameen

| Stameen Mill
{{coord|53.71594

6.2965|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

|

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

=Monaghan=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
coordinate

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Ballymackney

| Ballymackney Mill
{{coord|53.95980

6.6569|display=inline|format=dms}}

| tower

| 1778

| Mid C18th{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=MO®no=41403140 |title=County Monaghan |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=23 July 2017}}

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Carrickmacross

| Carrickmacross Windmill

|

| Tower

| Mid C18th{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=MO®no=41310006 |title=J.J. Quigley Memorial Park, Monaghan Street (off), Carrickmacross, County Monaghan |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=23 July 2017}}

|

|

Carrivetragh

| Carrivetragh Mill
{{coord|54.20784

7.2295|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

|

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Drummulla

| Drummulla Windmill

|

| Tower

| c.1760{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=MO®no=41306001 |title=Rockcorry, County Monaghan |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=24 July 2017}}

|

|

Dunaree

| Dunaree Windmill

|

| Tower

| Late C19th{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=MO®no=41402733 |title=County Monaghan |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=24 July 2017}}

|

|

Lisnamore

| Lisnamore Windmill

|

| Tower

| c.1790{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=MO®no=41400924 |title=County Monaghan |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=24 July 2017}}

|

|

=Offaly=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
coordinate

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Cloghan Beg

| Cloghan Beg Mill
{{coord|53.16758

8.0225|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

|

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

=Roscommon=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
coordinate

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Correal

| Lobinroe Mill

| Tower

|

| c. 1750

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

|

Elphin

| Elphin Mill
{{Coord|53.85188

8.2053|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

| c. 1730{{cite web|url=http://www.roscommoncoco.ie/services/heritage/Heritage%20Access%20Audit%20of%20Co.%20Roscommon/Section%204%20Cultural%20Heritage%20Inventory,%204.8%20Industrial%20Archaeology.pdf |title=4.8. INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY |publisher=Roscommon County Council |access-date=22 June 2009}}

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Rindoon

|

| Post{{cite web|url=http://www.g8-w8.com/rindoon/Windmill.htm |title=Windmill |publisher=g8-w8 |access-date=2 July 2009}}

|

|

|

|

Rindoon

| St John's Woods

| Tower

|

|

|

|

=Waterford=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
coordinate

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Ballinvella

| Ballinvella Mill{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/gregory_fewer/bibtgf.htm |title=BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS GREGORY (GREG) FEWER |publisher=Greg Fewer|access-date=22 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024182526/http://geocities.com/gregory_fewer/bibtgf.htm|archive-date=2009-10-24}}

| Tower

|

|

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

|

=Wexford=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
coordinate

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Ballyharty

| Ballyharty Windmill

| Tower

|

| 1840{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WX®no=15704734 |title=County Wexford |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=24 July 2017}}

|

|

Ballyseskin

| Ballyseskin Windmill

| Tower

|

| 1749{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WX®no=15704737 |title=County Wexford |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=24 July 2017}}

|

|

Bargy

| Bargy Windmill

| Tower

|

| 1840{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WX®no=15704771 |title=Bargy Castle, County Wexford |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=24 July 2017}}

|

|

Clonmines

| Clonmines Windmill

| Tower

|

| C18th/early C19th{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WX®no=15704530 |title=County Wexford |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=24 July 2017}}

|

|

Drinagh South

| Drinagh Windmill

| Tower

|

| 1840{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WX®no=15704273 |title=County Wexford |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=24 July 2017}}

|

|

Enniscorthy

| Vinegar Hill Mill
Templeshannon Mill
{{coord|52.50147

6.5532|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

| 1798{{cite web|url=http://www.goireland.com/wexford/vinegar-hill-windmill-attraction-windmills-id12308.htm |title=Vinegar Hill Windmill| publisher=Go Ireland |access-date=22 June 2009}}

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Hardygregan

| Tagunnan Windmill

| Tower

|

| 1829{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WX®no=15704755 |title=County Wexford |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=23 July 2017}}

|

|

Hook Peninsula

| Hook Mill

| Tower

|

|

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

|

Chapel, Kilmore

| Chapel Mill
{{coord|52.18480

6.5727|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

| 1836{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WX®no=15621001 |title=County Wexford |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=24 July 2017}}

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Kiltra

| KiltraWindmill

| Tower

|

| mid/late C19th{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WX®no=15704542 |title=County Wexford |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=24 July 2017}}

|

|

Mullanour

| {{coord|52.31157

6.5344|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

|

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Rath

| Rath Windmill

| Tower

|

| 1777{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WX®no=15704622 |title=County Wexford |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=24 July 2017}}

|

|

Rosslare Harbour

| Tagoat Mill
{{coord|52.24533

6.3838|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

| Modern replica built as part of the Yola Farmstead Folk Park, opened in 1969

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Soughnane

| Boley's Crossroads Windmill

| Tower

|

| 1840{{cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WX®no=15705212 |title=Boley's Crossroads, County Wexford |publisher=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=24 July 2017}}

|

|

Tacumshane

| Tacumshane Mill
{{coord|52.20877

6.4244|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Tower

|

| 1846{{cite web|url=http://www.goireland.com/wexford/tacumshane-windmill-attraction-windmills-id12366.htm |title=Tacumshane Windmill| publisher=Go Ireland |access-date=22 June 2009}}

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Maps

  • 1778 Taylor & Skinner's map of Louth
  • 1836 Ordnance Survey
  • 1830 Ordnance Survey

Notes

Mills in bold are still standing, known building dates are indicated in bold. Text in italics denotes indicates that the information is not confirmed, but is likely to be the case stated.

Sources

Unless stated otherwise, the sources for these entries are [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/ireland.htm Windmill World, Eire mills] and [http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/northernireland.htm Windmill World, Northern Ireland mills]

References

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