Mill

Less than a mile E of Clonmel, immediately S of the River Suir. According to Lyons (1942, 72-3) c. 140m SW of the mill pond there was an ‘ancient mill site’, which is indicated on a sketch plan by Lyons. He speculates that the ‘corn-mill, presumably of the Franciscans, seems to have been located as shown in the plan, as here a current to work the water-wheel was available. A ruined building at the spot seems to be a part of the mill. The lodge at the spot is quite modern, and it can be shown that there was no road here in medieval times’. Lyons suggests that the mill utilised the water channel which fed the mill ponds, which he interpreted as medieval fish-ponds (TS083-021003-). The mill race, feeding the mill pond, is shown on the 1st (1840-41) and and 1950-51 ed. OS 6-inch map. There is insufficient evidence to suggest that there was a pre-1700 mill at the location suggested by Lyons. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 20 January 2015