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| Mill stream, Kilcullen. Image courtesy Tailte Éireann. |
I'm
always trying to spot things I've missed on the Ordnance Survey (now Tailte Éireann) historical maps. One thing I hadn't noticed previously was that the mill
stream was rerouted, sometime after 1939. The first image is a satellite
photo and the next three, from top to bottom are the c. 1837 6" first
edition map., the c. 1900 25" map and the last edition 6" map (which is
post-1939, since the Nicholastown housing estate has been built, but
pre-1950 because the Logstown estate hasn't been built yet).
On the last edition map, the area around the mill stream is marked as "liable to floods". Perhaps the meander had a shallow bed and was removed from the stream to improve flow rate, by carrying water through a deeper channel directly to the river to prevent flooding? (The channelcould have been widened also). The original stream bed can be faintly made out in the satellite photo.
Maybe some older locals would know something about this?
The Irish Townland and Historical Maps Viewer can be accessed here:
Images courtesy Tailte Éireann.
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| c. 1837 6" first edition map. Images courtesy Tailte Éireann. |
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| c. 1900 25" map. Image courtesy Tailte Éireann. |
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| Last edition 6" map. Image courtesy Tailte Éireann. |