Midleton Distillery

Detached nineteen-bay four-storey over basement former mill, built 1793, having mill race, culverts and cast-iron waterwheel to front (north) elevation. Limestone parapet to roofline with carved plat band. Rubble limestone walls with dressed limestone quoins. Square-headed window openings to ground floor, now blocked up. Square-headed openings having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills. Round-headed opening with limestone block-and-start surround and timber battened door. Cast-iron waterwheel, erected 1852, having barley motifs to recessed panels. Flight of limestone steps to mill race.

Detached nineteen-bay four-storey over basement former mill, built 1793, having mill race, culverts and cast-iron waterwheel to front (north) elevation.

This former mill with its remarkably large form is an imposing feature of the distillery complex. Originally a woollen mill, the Murphy family purchased it in 1825 and converted to use as a distillery. During the Napoleonic wars a military barracks was located in the building. Its classically derived form is characteristic of eighteenth century architecture with elegant proportions and fenestration rhythm. The waterwheel, built by Fairbairn is a notable example of nineteenth century engineering. It was used as the main source of power until 1975.

Detached nineteen-bay four-storey over basement former mill, built 1793, having mill race, culverts and cast-iron waterwheel to front (north) elevation.