windmills ireland

Now around two centuries old, it was worked as a mill by the McGilton family until 1915. After that, it lay disused for many years, but after much painstaking repair and reconstruction by what is now the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland, the mill ground its corn again in 1978. It can, therefore, work, but is not normally operational during the visiting hours, which are indicated on a notice-board outside.

The mill is only one of around 100 windmills known to have be...

The stump of an old windmill on top of a hill overlooking the town of Enniscorthy and the surrounding countryside. During the Rebellion of 1798, the Irish insurgents encamped on the hill and flew their banner from the windmill. But General Lake stormed the hill on 21 June with 13,000 men; the flag was torn down and replaced by the English Royal Standard. Only the shell of the windmill remains....

Take the first turn left after the village for Broadway and Tacumshane. Turn left again for Tacumshane (5 km) and its windmill, one of only two intact windmill in Ireland. Built in 1846, the mill was used until 1936 and was renovated in the 1950s. Key obtained from the nearby shop. Nearby Tachumshin Lake is a favourite with bird watchers as it attracts some rare American waders in Autumn, as well as internationally important concentrations of Bewick's swans, Brent geese, wigeon, oystercatcher...

Restored windmill, in operation until the Great Wind of 1895 blew the sails off. Local history exhibits, viewing gallery, play area, tea room. Wheelchair access....

Of all the counties in Ireland none is more fabled than Majestic Kerry. Facing the broad Atlantic, Kerry is a county of breath-taking contrasts. A place where the visitor is swept along by a sense of wonder at the wealth of treasures bestowed by nature. Though a powerful giant of a county, Kerry is a place for lovers of all the good things in life....