Corn Mill

On S bank of the River Nanny, in Chapel Lane, close to the centre of Tuam town (GA029-199----). Known locally as the 'Bridge or Little Mill', this is a four-storey vertical undershot watermill fed by a short race. According to Mayer-Jones (1974, 1-14), it 'was first built in the 17th century by a man called Corcoran' but it may occupy the site of a medieval mill. It originally consisted of two storeys until its renovation in 1922 when it was raised to its present height. Still in working order and open seasonally as a mill museum. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010