Mill in Shannongrove, County Limerick

What is recorded here

Mill in Shannongrove was built to grind wheat for the school, putting the wind in charge of the flour. A dangerous precedent: once the children saw breakfast excused for lack of wind, homework lost to a light drizzle was surely worth a try.

Freestanding circular-plan two-stage former windmill, built in 1735. Rubble stone walls having remains of render. Concrete support to west elevation. Segmental-arched opening with roughly dressed limestone voussoirs to south elevation. Segmental-arched opening having roughly dressed limestone voussoir to west elevation.

This windmill was built by William Bury to grind wheat for the charter school, which he had established at the gates of Shannongrove in 1735, is an example of a small-scale enterprise for specific consumers. Although now derelict, this former windmill retains much of its original form and is a strong focal point and unusual feature within the surrounding landscape.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 21900307

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