Water mill

According to the Book of Survey and Distribution Walter Roche owned 120 acres at Orristown in Kilmacree parish in 1640 (Simington 1953, 300) and the Down Survey map of Forth barony (1656-8) shows a water mill as the only feature at Orristown. A corn mill is shown on the 1840 and 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch map, but it cannot be demonstrated that the earlier mill would be at the same location. See the attached view from the Down Survey barony map (N at right) reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Ireland (Ms 725). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 18 October, 2013