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Corn Mill in Terramount

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In Rathcormack to E of Shanowen river. Indicated as long rectangular structure (long axis N-S) named flour mill on 1842 OS 6-inch map with mill race approaching mill from E, running through centre of mill structure. Mill is a rectangular, 4-storey, 6-bay structure, date plaque on E elevation 'Rathcormack Mills 1833'. According to local information, wheel-pit in centre of building covered over. Mill in use until 1960s, still inoccasional use. Low modern buildings surround mill. At S end is stone built addition indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map, 3-bay, 3-storey but similar in height to mill; now functions as dwelling house.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO044-052

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • MrCorman, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Hywel Williams, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Hywel Williams, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • E. H., Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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