Mills in the Ulster Folk Museum
Mills in the Ulster Folk Museum
Watermill
Three mills on site. Coalisland water-powered spade mill. Built in the middle of the 19th century and comes from the townland of Derry near Coalisland in County Tyrone. The larger of the two breastshot waterwheels powered a massive hammer to beat out the blades of spades, and the smaller drove a fan above two hearths to give draught to the fires. It was built in 1840 and moved to the Museum in...
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Location
J 425 803
At Holywood, off A2 Belfast to Bangor road. Follow signs.
Contact
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Opening Times:
March to September, Tuesday to Sunday plus NI Bank Holidays, 10.00 - 17.00. October to February, Tuesday to Friday 10.00-16.00, Saturday and Sunday 11.00-16.00. See also web site.
Additional Information:
http://www.nmni.com/uftm/Visiting-Information/Opening--times