Tacumshane Windmill - Wexford
Tacumshane Windmill is in Fence townland. It was built in 1846 by the millwright Nicholas Moran
It is three storeys high with a thatched roof. It was re-thatched in 1908 and in use until 1936. It was restored in 1952 as a National Monument. At the top floor the power from the sails drives a vertical shaft. This leads to the bottom floor where the power is given to the underdrift spur wheel. This drove two sets of stones which are on the first floor.
A hoist, driven from the sails, is no longer operating but the evidence for it is clear. A fine curved stairway leads to the stone-floor. There is a good tail pole and wheel.
It is three storeys high with a thatched roof. It was re-thatched in 1908 and in use until 1936. It was restored in 1952 as a National Monument. At the top floor the power from the sails drives a vertical shaft. This leads to the bottom floor where the power is given to the underdrift spur wheel. This drove two sets of stones which are on the first floor.
A hoist, driven from the sails, is no longer operating but the evidence for it is clear. A fine curved stairway leads to the stone-floor. There is a good tail pole and wheel.
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