St Patricks Tower

St Patricks Tower is a former smock windmill that was built to power the Thomas Street Distillery.^[1] It is on Thomas Street, near the corner with Watling Street and is now part of the Digital Hub.^[1] The structure is included in the Record of Protected Structures maintained by Dublin City Council.^[2]

The mill was originally built in 1757 and rebuilt in 1815.^[1] A weathervane, at the top of the structure, includes a representation of Saint Patrick holding a crozier.^[1] This figure, and the tower's copper cupola, were added in the late 19th century.^[1] The tower's name derives from these additions.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Saint Patrick's Tower, Dublin City". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
^ Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028 - Volume 4 - Record of Protected Structures (PDF), Dublin City Council, 2022, p. 268, retrieved 18 February 2025
^ Dargan, Pat (2017). Dublin in 50 Buildings. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445677743. The name St Patrick's Windmill was introduced during the nineteenth century when a weather vane with an image of St Patrick was placed over the copper dome

53°20′38″N 6°17′03″W / 53.34401°N 6.28408°W / 53.34401; -6.28408

[niah-st-patricks-tower-1] "Saint Patrick's Tower, Dublin City". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

[2] Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028 - Volume 4 - Record of Protected Structures (PDF), Dublin City Council, 2022, p. 268, retrieved 18 February 2025

[3] Dargan, Pat (2017). Dublin in 50 Buildings. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445677743. The name St Patrick's Windmill was introduced during the nineteenth century when a weather vane with an image of St Patrick was placed over the copper dome

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