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Proeeediuff^ of tho Boyal Irish Academ}/. 



DESCRIPTION OF PLATES. 



Plate XIX. 1. Flatley's Mill, upper works. 2 and 3. Mill wheels. 

 . , 4. ' Ladle ' spoke (usually^of sally, willow, or poplar 



,.. ■,.>... wood). 5. Diagrammatic plan of kilns. 6. Stone 



,T.j-:? yr[ sockets for the gudgeon of the mill-shaft to work in. 

 *-,> hr^.: - ■ ■ "^^^ stone to left is of unknown use ; the central 

 liole goes through. 



Plate XX. 1 . Flatley's mill, apparatus for raising the shaft and upper 

 millstone. 2. Similar device in Gannon's Mill. 

 3. Flatley's Mill, plan of upper part. 4. Flatley's 



;r- •?.-£": ^•; <y\:: kiln. It is raised three feet above floor on thin 



walls with small opes to let off the heat — («) stone 

 joists, feet by 6 inches by 4 inches ; (i) ' Leeum- 

 wee ' of wood ; (c) is a rectangular flag.over termina- 

 tion of 'poorheen'; {d^ ventilator. 5. Gannon's 

 kiln. 6. A section of an old-fashioned kiln. 

 7. ' Crusherin ' ; in centre is an iron pin running 

 through the shaft. 8. ' Rocaire ' and ' Clabaire ' — 

 a small stone was sometimes placed here and 

 showed when anything was wrong by clicking 

 against the shaft ; 'Jo) tongue fitting into the 

 aperture of the «tone. 



