Blennerville Windmill
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Blennerville Windmill is a tower mill
in Blennerville
, Co. Kerry
. It was built by Sir Rowland Blennerhassett in 1800 but by 1846 had fallen into ruins. In 1981 the Tralee Urban Council purchased the windmill and has developed it as a tourist attraction.
Tower mill
A tower mill is a type of windmill which consists of a brick or stone tower, on top of which sits a roof or cap which can be turned to bring the sails into the wind....
in Blennerville
Blennerville
Blennerville is a small village and suburb of Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. It is approximately west of the town centre on the N86 road to Dingle, where the River Lee enters Tralee Bay. The village was formerly Tralee's port, and is connected to the town centre by a ship canal...
, Co. Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
. It was built by Sir Rowland Blennerhassett in 1800 but by 1846 had fallen into ruins. In 1981 the Tralee Urban Council purchased the windmill and has developed it as a tourist attraction.
External links
- Blennerville
- Pictorial history of Blennerville Windmill
- Blennerville Windmill - visitor information at Discover Ireland