placenamesEdmondstown
Baile Éamainn
A surviving industrial complex preserves part of Edmondstown’s history of water-powered manufacture.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Baile Éamainn · Irish · main form · validated name
- Edmondstown · English · main form
Place & story
A mill behind the factories
Edmondstown Mill comprises several three-storey mill buildings dating from about 1855. Later factory premises partly conceal them from the road. Some small-paned casement windows and other original fabric survived when the National Inventory surveyed the complex in 2002, by which time engineering and chemical businesses occupied the buildings. [2]
Water and industrial survival
The mill’s significance extends beyond its buildings to the river works that supplied them. Weirs, sluices and the former mill pond formed part of this managed water system. The National Inventory identifies Edmondstown as the surviving mill complex on the upper Owendoher and Dodder rivers, making it an important reminder of an industrial landscape otherwise much altered. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Edmondstown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Edmondstown Mill: NIAH 11221005 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-02-17. How this page was prepared.