Silverspring Starch Works

On S bank of Glashaboy River c. 1.5km N of Sallybrook. Remains of large complex shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as 'Bleach and Cloth Mill'; on 1902 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps as 'Silversprings Starch Works'. Tall roofless gable-ended structure (ext. 10m E-W; int. 2.55m N-S); tall archway in E wall; raised platform (H 1.7m) at W end. Attached to N wall are low remains of structure (3.8m N-S; 9.65m E-W). At E side of complex is a 1-storey gable-ended structure; brick detail quoins and surrounds to opes with date stone '1897' on E gable. Late 19th/early 20th century residential house in centre of complex. Other wall fragments survive. Underground tunnel; indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map running SW of complex to chimney, survives as partially collapsed brick-lined tunnel (H c. 0.5m; Wth c. 0.8m); leads uphill c. 100m to SW to an overgrown stone-built chimney (H c. 12m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009