In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Rockmills like this:
ROCKMILLS, a village, in the parish of NATHLASH, or ST. NICHOLAS, barony of FERMOY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 2 miles (N. N. W.) from Glanworth, on the road to Kildorrery: the population is returned with the parish. It derives its name from the large flour-mills in the immediate vicinity, romantically situated in the rocky vale of the river Funcheon; adjoining the mills is Rockrnill Lodge, the residence of Mrs. Oliver. In the village is the parochial church, a small neat building with a tower and spire. The surrounding scenery is varied and highly picturesque.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rockmills, in and County Cork | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/29239
Date accessed: 13th May 2024
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