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Water mill — horizontal-wheeled in Garraneard,knockskagh (carbery East (e.d) By.)

Water mill — horizontal-wheeled
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Water mill — horizontal-wheeled in Garraneard,knockskagh (carbery East (e.d) By.)
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The upright shaft of a horizontal-wheeled water mill was found '…on a boundary rivulet, between the lands of Knocksgeach and Garane-ard, parish of Kilnagross…' in May 1848 (Anon. 1850, 159). The shaft was found '…at a considerable depth, as there was a mound of clay over it…' (ibid.). In addition, the cistern or trough and two pairs of stones that were partly broken were also discovered. The fixed ground-timbers were found in situ, '...showing the size of the working part of the mill to have been five feet [1.52m] broad by eight feet [2.44m] long…' (ibid., 160). The upper or runner-stone measured 'two feet [0.61m] in diameter by an inch and a-half [0.04m] in thickness, at the eye or centre…' (ibid.). Local inquiries in October 2005 in the townlands of Garraneard and Knockskagh failed to gain any information on this mill or on its location. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

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