Mill race in Lifford, County Clare

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What is recorded here

Cut stone mill race, built c. 1830, and waterwheel, forming surviving parts of Ennis Corn Mill, demolished, c. 1980. Fragment of rendered wall with cut-stone stone semi-circular opening housing axle of mill wheel. Cast-iron wheel with replacement timber paddles. Cast-iron sluice gate directly upstream. Cut-stone faced mill pond leading to millrace. Rubble stone walls and foot bridge to site, built c. 1990. Site of Ennis Mills sold by Earl of Thomond in 1712. Purchased by Bannatynes in 1824.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20004026

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Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Didier Descouens, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Graham Horn, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0

bridge49 yd

Explorer Tom Bridge in Lifford is another chunk of the Ennis Mills setup, managing water for old buildings. Make up your own legend and I'll swear it's true.

Mill Road ParkMill (water) · 70 yd

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Explorer Tom The O'Connell Column in Ennis is a tall monument, standing right there to remind us of a very important man.

Ennis AbbeyMuseum · 543 yd

Explorer Tom Ennis Abbey is a museum of history, where the stories of the past are preserved in the walls of this ancient site in County Clare.

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Explorer Tom Clare Museum is a time capsule of history, with exhibits that bring the past to life in Ennis, County Clare.

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Explorer Tom Alice and Gwendoline Cave, listed as a museum, suggests these names have a storied history for visitors.

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Explorer Tom Poul na gollor is a recorded cave in County Clare, inviting you to wonder what lies beneath the picturesque region's surface today.

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