Posts Tagged ‘mills’

THE MILLING PROCESS

THE MILLING PROCESS

As a follow up on our last post on Raheen Mill in Clonmel, here Billy explains the milling process which was likely followed at the site in a little more detail. The eighteenth century Mill at Raheen was typical of it’s time, comprising a vertical waterwheel used to grind grain, principally oats or corn. The […]


RAHEEN MILL EXCAVATION, CLONMEL, CO. TIPPERARY

RAHEEN MILL EXCAVATION, CLONMEL, CO. TIPPERARY

Author and Director: Billy Quinn Here’s a summary of excavation work carried out by Billy for Moore Marine at Raheen Mill, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary last year. The work was carried out in advance of the construction for a flood defence wall on the southern side of the River Suir at the site of the former […]