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.

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Locations

Cork

LocationName of mill and
coordinate		TypeMapsFirst 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

LocationName of mill and
coordinate		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Murlough Ballindrait Mill [3] Tower mill 1874 [4]

Down

See List of windmills in County Down

Dublin

LocationName of mill and
coordinate		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Castleknock Castleknock Windmill Tower Late C18th/early C19th [5]
Dalkey Dalkey Quarry Wind engine 1860 [6] Late 19th century [6]
Windmill World
Dublin St Patrick's Mill
53°20′38″N6°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 Garristown Mill
53°33′47″N6°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 Rush Windmill Tower Late C18th/early C19th [7] Millbank.jpg
Skerries Shallock Hill Mill
53°34′28″N6°06′48″W / 53.57455°N 6.1132°W / 53.57455; -6.1132 		Tower 1578 [8] Windmill World
Skerries Great Mill [9]
53°34′30″N6°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

LocationName of mill and
coordinate		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Carrowreagh East Carrowreagh Windmill Tower Mid C18th [10]
Castlegar, County Galway Castlegar Windmill Tower C.1750 [11]
Kinvara Kinvara Windmill Tower 1839Late C18th [12]
Newtowneyre Newtowneyre Windmill Tower C.1780 [13]
Tuam Gold Cave Crescent Windmill Tower Mid C18th [14]

Kerry

LocationName of mill and
coordinate		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Tralee Blennerville Mill
52°15′24″N9°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

LocationName of mill and
coordinate		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Croan Croan Mill
52°28′40″N7°16′06″W / 52.47790°N 7.2684°W / 52.47790; -7.2684 		Tower 18391839 Windmill World Windmill at Croan, Co. Kilkenny - geograph.org.uk - 1104699.jpg

Laois

LocationName of mill and
coordinate		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Capard Capard Windmill Tower c.1840 [15]


Limerick

LocationName of mill and
coordinate		TypeMapsFirst 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]
LimerickEnnis Road MillDemolished 1811. [16]
LimerickBallinacurra Mill Tower 1800 [16] Working in 1849 [16]
Shannongrove Shannongrove Windmill Tower 1735 [17]

Derry

LocationName of mill and
coordinate		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Knockclogrim Knocklogrim Mill [3]
54°49′00″N6°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

LocationName of mill and
coordinate		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Elfeet Elfeet Windmill Tower c.1770. [20]
Lanesborough Knock Windmill Tower c.1750. [21]

Louth

LocationName of mill and
coordinate		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Ardee Christians Hill Mill
53°52′14″N6°31′24″W / 53.87058°N 6.5232°W / 53.87058; -6.5232 		Tower 17781778Gone by 1835
Windmill World 		Windmill on Christians Hill, Ardee, Co. Louth - geograph.org.uk - 961121.jpg
Dundalk Carnanbregagh Mill
53°58′45″N6°25′29″W / 53.97919°N 6.4246°W / 53.97919; -6.4246 		Tower 17781778 Windmill World Windmill at Carnanbregagh, Dundalk - geograph.org.uk - 762322.jpg
Dundalk Seatown Mill
54°00′21″N6°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
Moneyveg Moneyveg Windmill Tower 1837 [23]
Pepperstown 53°53′15″N6°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
Piperstown 53°46′59″N6°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″N6°16′13″W / 53.76712°N 6.2703°W / 53.76712; -6.2703 		Tower 17781778 Windmill World Windmill at Termonfeckin - geograph.org.uk - 872013.jpg
Whitemill Whitemill Mill
54°02′41″N6°23′41″W / 54.04463°N 6.3947°W / 54.04463; -6.3947 		Tower Windmill World


Meath

LocationName of mill and
coordinate		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Balrath Balrath Mill
53°37′24″N6°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
Bartramstown Bartramstown Mill
53°35′36″N6°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 Corballis Mill
53°40′17″N6°15′24″W / 53.67135°N 6.2566°W / 53.67135; -6.2566 		Tower 18361836 Windmill World Ruined tower, Corballis, Co. Meath - geograph.org.uk - 634790.jpg
Stameen Stameen Mill
53°42′57″N6°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

LocationName of mill and
coordinate		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Ballymackney Ballymackney Mill
53°57′35″N6°39′25″W / 53.95980°N 6.6569°W / 53.95980; -6.6569 		tower 1778Mid C18th [25] Windmill World Windmill at Ballymackney, Co. Monaghan - geograph.org.uk - 718208.jpg
Carrickmacross Carrickmacross Windmill Tower Mid C18th [26]
Carrivetragh Carrivetragh Mill
54°12′28″N7°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
Drummulla Drummulla Windmill Tower c.1760 [27]
Dunaree Dunaree Windmill Tower Late C19th [28]
Lisnamore Lisnamore Windmill Tower c.1790 [29]

Offaly

LocationName of mill and
coordinate		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Cloghan Beg Cloghan Beg Mill
53°10′03″N8°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

LocationName of mill and
coordinate		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Correal Lobinroe Mill Tower c. 1750 [30] Windmill World
Elphin Elphin Mill
53°51′07″N8°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]
RindoonSt John's Woods Tower [31]


Waterford

LocationName of mill and
coordinate		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Ballinvella Ballinvella Mill [32] Tower [32] Windmill World

Wexford

LocationName of mill and
coordinate		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Ballyharty Ballyharty Windmill Tower 1840 [33]
Ballyseskin Ballyseskin Windmill Tower 1749 [34]
Bargy Bargy Windmill Tower 1840 [35]
Clonmines Clonmines Windmill Tower C18th/early C19th [36]
Drinagh South Drinagh Windmill Tower 1840 [37]
Enniscorthy Vinegar Hill Mill
Templeshannon Mill
52°30′05″N6°33′12″W / 52.50147°N 6.5532°W / 52.50147; -6.5532 		Tower 1798 [38] Windmill World Vinegar Hill Windmill 2.jpg
Hardygregan Tagunnan Windmill Tower 1829 [39]
Hook Peninsula Hook Mill Tower Windmill World
Chapel, Kilmore Chapel Mill
52°11′05″N6°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
Kiltra KiltraWindmill Tower mid/late C19th [41]
Mullanour 52°18′42″N6°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
Rath Rath Windmill Tower 1777 [42]
Rosslare Harbour Tagoat Mill
52°14′43″N6°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
Soughnane Boley's Crossroads Windmill Tower 1840 [43]
Tacumshane Tacumshane Mill
52°12′32″N6°25′28″W / 52.20877°N 6.4244°W / 52.20877; -6.4244 		Tower 1846 [44] Windmill World Windmill in Tacumshane.jpg


Maps

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

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