BAGWELL Estate in Ireland - Marlfield, Clonmel, Tipperary
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BAGWELL Estate in Ireland - Marlfield, Clonmel, Tipperary
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Marlfield, Clonmel
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Marlfield (Irish: Inislounaght), is a village three kilometres west of Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland. It replaced an older settlement named Abbey which had developed near the 12th century Cistercian community of Inislounaght. Marlfield developed as an important regional industrial centre using water from a tributary of the river Suir as a source of power. The lake was artificially constructed to run mill machinery, eventually powering hydroelectric current for the 'Big House'. There were several woollen mills near the lake which were superseded by a substantial distillery. This was eventually taken over by Jamesons before it too was closed. It was for many generations the seat of the BAGWELL FAMILY, who owned much of the land and other resources in the area. The terrace of houses and nearby school, which formed the core of the village, were built for these workers.
People associated with Marlfield
John Philip BAGWELL (1874-1946) General manager of the Great Northern Railway (Ireland), MP and Irish Free State Senator.
Richard BAGWELL (1840-1918) Historian and Unionist MP.
Points of local interest
Marlfield House. Burned by anti-Treaty Republicans in 1922 and subsequently rebuilt.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marlfield (Irish: Inislounaght), is a village three kilometres west of Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland. It replaced an older settlement named Abbey which had developed near the 12th century Cistercian community of Inislounaght. Marlfield developed as an important regional industrial centre using water from a tributary of the river Suir as a source of power. The lake was artificially constructed to run mill machinery, eventually powering hydroelectric current for the 'Big House'. There were several woollen mills near the lake which were superseded by a substantial distillery. This was eventually taken over by Jamesons before it too was closed. It was for many generations the seat of the BAGWELL FAMILY, who owned much of the land and other resources in the area. The terrace of houses and nearby school, which formed the core of the village, were built for these workers.
People associated with Marlfield
John Philip BAGWELL (1874-1946) General manager of the Great Northern Railway (Ireland), MP and Irish Free State Senator.
Richard BAGWELL (1840-1918) Historian and Unionist MP.
Points of local interest
Marlfield House. Burned by anti-Treaty Republicans in 1922 and subsequently rebuilt.