Windmill at Elphin

Driving between Strokestown and Elphin,Co Roscommon, I came upon the following place.

Elphin Windmill:Originally built about 1730, by the local landowner, the Bishop of Elphin, Edward Synge, the Elphin Windmill was in ruin by the 1830s. It was restored to full working power and opened as a visitor attraction in 1996 and is the only fully restored windmill in the west of Ireland. It is probably the oldest windmill in Ireland. More information

Signposts to find this place are few and far between, a shame really.

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