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Old Mill/ Factory

nudger · 2012-05-18 22:48:02

What was the old building/ Mill about 40 years ago when you come into Leixlip from Dublin and take the first right down the end of the road?

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18-05-2012 11:48pm

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What was the old building/ Mill about 40 years ago when you come into Leixlip from Dublin and take the first right down the end of the road?

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#2 18-05-2012 11:56pm
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Is it St Catherines

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#3 19-05-2012 12:16am
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Thought it was some sort of factory, an old aunt of mine worked in it and lived in the cottages (about 6 of them) a few 100 yards from the (mill)?

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#4 19-05-2012 12:33am
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The Liffey Champion newspaper is based down there and their address is "Corn Mill, The Mill Lane, Leixlip"

Have a look here

Leixlip Around 1798 by John Colgan

http://www.kildare.ie/leixliphistory/archives/2008/05/leixlip_around_1798.html

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