If you were born after 1970 you will have no memories of the old cornmill at Killyfole. It seems very sad that it is no longer there where it had stood for nearly 200 years. A chunk of local history erased and surely we are all the poorer for it.

In it's time the corn mill had an important function in rural Ireland when self sufficiency was the order of the day. Home produced oats provided food for animals, and after grinding in the mill, meal for porridge and oaten bread for the people. A healthy if somewhat monotonous diet! The mid to late 1700's saw a great surge in the use of water power and mills flourished along the rivers and streams all over Ireland and our area was no exception. We are able to find some information about the mills of this area from the tax records and valuation records held by government over the years. W.E.Hogg has produced a book on the Millers and Mills of Ireland of about 1850 which lists some useful information on the local scene at that time.

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