Killeagh Mills (Corn)

In Killeagh. Indicated as flour mill on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Rectangular structure (24m NW-SE; 7m NE-SW), 6-bay, 5-storey with attic windows, slim chimneys on gable ends, one to N false. Stone additions at either end making ground plan Z-shaped. Modern additions around NW end built over wheel-pit. Glenbower lake (drained in late 1980s) to NW used as mill pond; part of mill race now used as public walk. According to local information, mill used to grind maize in 19th century; used as corn store up until 1971. 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