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Gunpowder Mills

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Explorer Tom

The Ballincollig Gunpowder Mills made a material I would be very happy to discuss from a safe distance. Charles Henry Leslie began the Cork works in 1794; the British government later took over during the Napoleonic Wars. Production finally ended in 1903. The grounds became a public park, and many industrial buildings still show how extensive the operation was. I would offer to run a mill wheel, then be stopped before I touched anything sharp or unstable. The former visitor centre closed in 2002, so do not plan on finding an indoor exhibition just because old accounts mention one. Use the park's open paths, keep out of closed structures and check current access. Follow the river and look at how the buildings spread out. This was an entire working landscape, not one factory behind a wall.

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Map note: The recorded spot for Gunpowder Mills is in County Cork, Ireland; it is ruins. A little curiosity is allowed; the map will show what is nearby.

Gunpowder Mills is recorded as a ruins in County Cork.

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Museum in Royal Gunpowder Mills in Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland. The museum was designed by Tom de Paor and Emma O'Neill and was completed in 1994. It has — Museum in Royal Gunpowder Mills in Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland. The museum was designed by Tom de Paor and Emma O'Neill and was completed in 1994. It has · Photo: Tom de Paor · CC BY-SA 4.0

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Hourihan Sports & Civil; individual photographer not stated, www.hourihan.ie
Tom de Paor, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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