7. • The Dispensary is a privately paid for health
centre. In 1851 it became public and was
owned by a group known as the poor law
unions.
8. • In 1880, Dr Iasac Usher was in chrage of the
dispensary. There is a memorial in his honour
in Dundrum.
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10. • The main businesses used the river Slang to generate
power. A millpond was created for the river to run into so
as to make power for mills. In 1800 there were two mills in
Dundrum, a paper mill and an iron works. Griffith’s
valuation shows that John Walsh, Esquire, rented the iron
works, mill, offices and garden from Sidney Herbert. He
rented out a lot of land in Dundrum.
• The iron works is visible on an 1837 map and is labelled.
• Archeologists found charocoal and anvils at the site in 2001.
• By 1860 the iron works was no longer running.
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14. • The Manor Laundry Mill was the largest
employer of women in the area, with clothes
to be washed coming from as far away as
Wicklow by horse drawn carts. It closed in the
early 1940’s when the washing machine
became available, and it was cheaper for
people to wash their clothes at home.
