D Irl 26626 e; Co. Wexford, Tacumshane Windmill

Tacumshane (Irish: Teach Coimseáin – House of Sean) is a small village in the southeast of County Wexford. It is located 15 km south of Wexford town.

About two miles away is the townsland of Churchtown which was once called Tacumshane. It is where Tacumshane castle stood until it was demolished in 1984 by a local farmer.

The windmill was built in 1846 by Nicolas Moran and was used until 1936, making it the last windmill in the Republic to work commercially. It was renovated in the 1950s. It is the oldest working windmill in Ireland. Access is managed via the nearby pub, "The Millhouse Bar".

Tacumshin Lake or Lough as its locally known is 1100 acres in size and is designated a Special Protection Area (SPA) by the National Parks and Wildlife Services. Closed naturally since 1972, with a barrier of dune. A tidal system know locally as "the tunnel" was constructed in the 1970s making the Lough tidal. A new system was built in the 1990s. Tachumshin Lake is a favourite with bird watchers. It attracts some rare American waders in Autumn, as well as internationally important concentrations of Bewick's swans, Brent geese, wigeon, oystercatchers, golden plover and lapwing.

John Barry (naval officer) often credited as "The Father of the American Navy" was born in a rented thatched farmstead, in the then 152 acre Townland of Ballysampson. He emigrated in the 1760s, and was appointed a Captain in the Continental Navy on 7 December 1775. (Source; Wikipedia)

This is a unique and interesting little spot. Not to be missed.