placenamesPalmerston
Baile Phámar
The former oil mill and the neighbouring mustard mill preserve part of Palmerstown’s industrial landscape.
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 Phámar · Irish · main form · validated name
- Palmerston · English · main form
- Palmerstown · English · main form · local name
Place & story
The oil mill
The architectural inventory dates the former oil mill to about 1825. Its four storeys rise above a basement, with limestone forming the lower walls and brickwork above. Iron ties reinforce the upper walls. The 2002 survey recorded its later use as an engineering workshop. [2]
Conserving the complex
In a January 2021 council reply, South Dublin County Council recorded repairs and stabilisation completed in 2012. Its conservation officer worked with the owners’ architect to protect the mustard mill from further deterioration. The reply identified the mills as protected structures within Palmerstown’s architectural conservation area. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Dublin
- Barony
- Uppercross
- Coordinates
- 53.35419, -6.37783 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1411663 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Palmerston. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Palmerstown Mill, Mill Lane: survey 11203015 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Reply Q5: Old Mills, Palmerstown, 26 January 2021 · South Dublin County Council
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-23. How this page was prepared.