List of windmills in Ireland

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This is a list of windmills in Ireland, split by the thirty-two counties that comprise the island.

Locations[]

Cork[]

Location Name of mill and
coordinate 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Cork Bruce College tower Late C18th/early C19th[1] Truncated and converted Bruce college.jpg
Drinagh Pumping windmill. Destroyed by fire 26 October 1856.[2]

Donegal[]

Location Name of mill and
coordinate 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
[3] Tower mill 1874[4]

Down[]

See List of windmills in County Down

Dublin[]

Location Name of mill and
coordinate 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Castleknock Tower Late C18th/early C19th[5]
Dalkey Dalkey Quarry Wind engine 1860[6] Late 19th century[6]
Windmill World
Dublin
53°20′38″N 6°17′02″W / 53.34398°N 6.2840°W / 53.34398; -6.2840 		Tower c. 1757 Windmill World St Patricks mill Dublin from Guinness storehouse.JPG
Garristown
53°33′47″N 6°23′38″W / 53.56316°N 6.3939°W / 53.56316; -6.3939 		Tower Windmill World Windmill at Garristown, Co. Dublin - geograph.org.uk - 846350.jpg
Rush Tower Late C18th/early C19th[7] Millbank.jpg
Skerries
53°34′28″N 6°06′48″W / 53.57455°N 6.1132°W / 53.57455; -6.1132 		Tower 1578[8] Windmill World
Skerries [9]
53°34′30″N 6°06′37″W / 53.57501°N 6.1103°W / 53.57501; -6.1103 		Tower Late 18th century[8] Windmill World Mills of Skerries.jpg


Galway[]

Location Name of mill and
coordinate 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Tower Mid C18th[10]
Castlegar, County Galway Tower C.1750[11]
Kinvara Tower 1839 Late C18th[12]
Tower C.1780[13]
Tuam Tower Mid C18th[14]

Kerry[]

Location Name of mill and
coordinate 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Tralee Blennerville Mill
52°15′24″N 9°44′14″W / 52.25669°N 9.7373°W / 52.25669; -9.7373 		Tower 1800 Windmill World Windmill at Blennerville, Co. Kerry - geograph.org.uk - 249560.jpg

Kilkenny[]

Location Name of mill and
coordinate 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Croan Croan Mill
52°28′40″N 7°16′06″W / 52.47790°N 7.2684°W / 52.47790; -7.2684 		Tower 1839 1839 Windmill World Windmill at Croan, Co. Kilkenny - geograph.org.uk - 1104699.jpg

Laois[]

Location Name of mill and
coordinate 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Tower c.1840[15]


Limerick[]

Location Name of mill and
coordinate 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Limerick Windmill Street Mill Tower Late C18th[16] Burnt out, 15 November 1814, tower demolished c.1915.[16]
Limerick Ennis Road Mill Demolished 1811.[16]
Limerick Ballinacurra Mill Tower 1800[16] Working in 1849[16]
Tower 1735[17]

Derry[]

Location Name of mill and
coordinate 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
[3]
54°49′00″N 6°36′49″W / 54.81664°N 6.6137°W / 54.81664; -6.6137 		Tower 1860[18] Windmill World
Limavady Limavady Junction[19] Titt iron wind engine

Longford[]

Location Name of mill and
coordinate 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Tower c.1770.[20]
Lanesborough Tower c.1750.[21]

Louth[]

Location Name of mill and
coordinate 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Ardee Christians Hill Mill
53°52′14″N 6°31′24″W / 53.87058°N 6.5232°W / 53.87058; -6.5232 		Tower 1778 1778 Gone by 1835
Windmill World 		Windmill on Christians Hill, Ardee, Co. Louth - geograph.org.uk - 961121.jpg
Dundalk Carnanbregagh Mill
53°58′45″N 6°25′29″W / 53.97919°N 6.4246°W / 53.97919; -6.4246 		Tower 1778 1778 Windmill World Windmill at Carnanbregagh, Dundalk - geograph.org.uk - 762322.jpg
Dundalk
54°00′21″N 6°23′21″W / 54.00583°N 6.3891°W / 54.00583; -6.3891 		Tower 1790s[22] Windmill World Windmill at Seatown, Dundalk (geograph 1784900).jpg
Tower 1837[23]
53°53′15″N 6°31′53″W / 53.88751°N 6.5315°W / 53.88751; -6.5315 Tower Windmill World Windmill at Pepperstown, Co. Louth - geograph.org.uk - 1064760.jpg
53°46′59″N 6°20′23″W / 53.78319°N 6.3398°W / 53.78319; -6.3398 Tower 1756[24] Windmill World Windmill at Piperstown, Co. Louth - geograph.org.uk - 880917.jpg
Termonfeckin Termonfeckin Mill
53°46′02″N 6°16′13″W / 53.76712°N 6.2703°W / 53.76712; -6.2703 		Tower 1778 1778 Windmill World Windmill at Termonfeckin - geograph.org.uk - 872013.jpg
Whitemill Mill
54°02′41″N 6°23′41″W / 54.04463°N 6.3947°W / 54.04463; -6.3947 		Tower Windmill World


Meath[]

Location Name of mill and
coordinate 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph

53°37′24″N 6°28′50″W / 53.62334°N 6.4806°W / 53.62334; -6.4806 		Tower Windmill World Windmill at Balrath, Co. Meath - geograph.org.uk - 744913.jpg

53°35′36″N 6°22′40″W / 53.59341°N 6.3779°W / 53.59341; -6.3779 		Tower Windmill World Windmill at Bartramstown, Co. Meath - geograph.org.uk - 607329.jpg
Corballis Mill
53°40′17″N 6°15′24″W / 53.67135°N 6.2566°W / 53.67135; -6.2566 		Tower 1836 1836 Windmill World Ruined tower, Corballis, Co. Meath - geograph.org.uk - 634790.jpg

53°42′57″N 6°17′47″W / 53.71594°N 6.2965°W / 53.71594; -6.2965 		Tower Windmill World Windmill at Stameen, Co. Meath - geograph.org.uk - 541331.jpg

Monaghan[]

Location Name of mill and
coordinate 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph

53°57′35″N 6°39′25″W / 53.95980°N 6.6569°W / 53.95980; -6.6569 		tower 1778 Mid C18th[25] Windmill World Windmill at Ballymackney, Co. Monaghan - geograph.org.uk - 718208.jpg
Carrickmacross Tower Mid C18th[26]

54°12′28″N 7°13′46″W / 54.20784°N 7.2295°W / 54.20784; -7.2295 		Tower Windmill World Windmill at Carrivetragh, Co. Monaghan - geograph.org.uk - 1021395.jpg
Tower c.1760[27]
Tower Late C19th[28]
Tower c.1790[29]

Offaly[]

Location Name of mill and
coordinate 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Cloghan Beg Mill
53°10′03″N 8°01′21″W / 53.16758°N 8.0225°W / 53.16758; -8.0225 		Tower Windmill World Windmill ruin at Cloghan Beg, Co. Offaly - geograph.org.uk - 644721.jpg

Roscommon[]

Location Name of mill and
coordinate 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Tower c. 1750[30] Windmill World
Elphin Elphin Mill
53°51′07″N 8°12′19″W / 53.85188°N 8.2053°W / 53.85188; -8.2053 		Tower c. 1730[30] Windmill World Elphin windmill.jpg
Rindoon Post[31]
Rindoon St John's Woods Tower[31]


Waterford[]

Location Name of mill and
coordinate 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Ballinvella Mill[32] Tower[32] Windmill World

Wexford[]

Location Name of mill and
coordinate 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Tower 1840[33]
Tower 1749[34]
Bargy Tower 1840[35]
Clonmines Tower C18th/early C19th[36]
Tower 1840[37]
Enniscorthy Vinegar Hill Mill
Templeshannon Mill
52°30′05″N 6°33′12″W / 52.50147°N 6.5532°W / 52.50147; -6.5532 		Tower 1798[38] Windmill World Vinegar Hill Windmill 2.jpg
Tower 1829[39]
Hook Peninsula Hook Mill Tower Windmill World
Chapel Mill
52°11′05″N 6°34′22″W / 52.18480°N 6.5727°W / 52.18480; -6.5727 		Tower 1836[40] Windmill World Ruined windmill near Kilmore Quay - geograph.org.uk - 1257461.jpg
Tower mid/late C19th[41]
52°18′42″N 6°32′04″W / 52.31157°N 6.5344°W / 52.31157; -6.5344 Tower Windmill World Ruin of windmill near Mullanour - geograph.org.uk - 1240136.jpg
Tower 1777[42]
Rosslare Harbour
52°14′43″N 6°23′02″W / 52.24533°N 6.3838°W / 52.24533; -6.3838 		Tower Modern replica built as part of the Yola Farmstead Folk Park, opened in 1969 Windmill World Windmill -Tagoat Co. Wexford.JPG
Tower 1840[43]
Tacumshane Tacumshane Mill
52°12′32″N 6°25′28″W / 52.20877°N 6.4244°W / 52.20877; -6.4244 		Tower 1846[44] Windmill World Windmill in Tacumshane.jpg


Maps[]

  • 1778 Taylor & Skinner's map of Louth
  • 1836 Ordnance Survey
  • 1830 Ordnance Survey

Notes[]

Mills in bold are still standing, known building dates are indicated in bold. Text in italics denotes indicates that the information is not confirmed, but is likely to be the case stated.

Sources[]

Unless stated otherwise, the sources for these entries are Windmill World, Eire mills and Windmill World, Northern Ireland mills

References[]

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  14. ^ "Gold Cave Crescent, Tuam, County Galway". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Capard Windmill, Capard, Rosenallis, County Laois". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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