Metalworking site in Aghadark

There were iron works in the Ballinamore district which were started in 1695 by a Captain William Slack that lasted up to the last quarter of the 18th century. By 1750 the works were owned by the Gores of Woodford (LE026-001002-) (Meehan 1923-6, 413-4), and advertisements for leasing the works continued down to 1775 at least. They were situated in Aghadark townland close to where the schools are now, and what remained of the works were destroyed when the can al was built. Copious amounts of iron slag were recovered here in the 1930s when water and sewage pipes were laid (Gallogly 1991, 177). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 February, 2017