Corn Mill

Indicated as L-shaped flour mill on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Weatherslated 6-bay,4-storey structure (long axis NE-SW) built on gentle SW-facing slope. Gabled extension to rear, NW end. Late 19th century addition at NE end is 3-bay, 3-storey with same roofline as original mill. According to local information, waterwheel and internal gearing and fittings removed in late 1960s and replaced with modern milling machinery. Intact mill race (dry) approaches mill from N; taken from Brinny river. Millstones lying nearby.To rear of mill an inscribed stone with inscription 'To the prosperity of Nash 1776 D.H. Bulle' was removed from Brinny house which stood immediately to SE during its demolition in 1982. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009