Newmills Corn and Flax Mills
Free OPW site near Letterkenny with restored 19th-century corn and flax mills, a large working waterwheel and a visitor exhibition.
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Over het museum
Newmills Corn and Flax Mills stand on the River Swilly outside Letterkenny. The oldest building on the site is about 400 years old, and mills have worked at Newmills since the early nineteenth century. A flax mill lay at the centre of the complex in Victorian times and supplied the linen industry, which was the backbone of the Ulster economy, while a corn mill ground barley, oats and imported maize.
The site grew to include a public house, a scutcher's cottage and a forge. By the early 1900s Newmills also exported food, and the first butter, bacon and eggs for the grocery business of Sir Thomas Lipton in Glasgow came from here.
Today the mills are a National Monument in the care of the Office of Public Works. The waterwheel that drove the corn mill still turns and is one of the largest working waterwheels in the country. An exhibition tells the history of mills and millers in County Donegal, and entry is free.
Hoogtepunten
- One of the largest working waterwheels in Ireland
- Restored corn mill and flax mill complex on the River Swilly
- Exhibition on mills and millers in County Donegal
- Free admission
Vaste collectie
- Mills and millers of County Donegal – An exhibition on the history of mills and millers, shown with the restored machinery and the working waterwheel.
- Beheerder
- Office of Public Works (Heritage Ireland)
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
De toegang is gratis.
Admission is free of charge.
Toegankelijkheid
- Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
Heritage Ireland lists uneven walkways, allows assistance dogs only and lists a wheelchair accessible toilet. A social guide helps first-time visitors, families and people with developmental and learning disabilities to prepare.
Kinderen & gezin
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met de auto
Parkeerplaats aanwezig
Heritage Ireland lists a car park.
The mills are 5 km outside Letterkenny off Churchill Road.
Route plannenService & horeca
Toilets and a car park are available.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Je bezoek plannen
| Goed om te weten | Self-guided visit of the mills and exhibition. |
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