Who wants to be a mill owner?

A MILL for every mile of its length — that’s what’s said of the Kings River, in Kilkenny, a tributary of the Nore which runs through the county’s rich farmland.

Milling was a strong industry in the area, but now other uses have to be made of these large, stone buildings. One in particular, Hutchinson’s Mill on the river at Kells, is a case in point, and any residential/mixed development of this formidable, waterside building would get the approval of Kilkenny County Council.

So says its selling agent, Ed Donohoe of ERA Donohoe Properties, who is inviting offers in the region of €500,000 for the stone-built behemoth.