1. Ballincollig Powder Mills Jenny Webb

2. Outline Introduction Introduction Background on gunpowder production in Great Britain Background on gunpowder production in Great Britain Water power Water power Gunpowder ingredients Gunpowder ingredients Incorporation Incorporation Finishing processes Finishing processes Conclusion Conclusion

3. George Kelleher

4. Gunpowder Mills in the UK

5. Location The Royal Ballincollig Powder Mills

6. Gatehouse

7. Powder (Incorporating) Mills Area

8. Layout of Site Site extends 2.5km along River Lee Covers 130 acres

9. Water Power

10. The River Lee

11. The Weir

12. Sluice Gates

13. Main Canal

14. Restored Millwheel

15. Water Wheel powering two sets of Edge Runners

16. Outlet Sluice Gate

17. Gunpowder Ingredients Saltpetre75% Charcoal15% Sulphur 10%

18. Coppiced Hazel

19. Charcoal Burning House (Cylinder House)

20. A Cylinder (Retort)

21. Making Charcoal

22. Charcoal Mill

23. Mill Race for Charcoal Mill

24. Saltpetre Refinery, Waltham Abbey

25. Saltpetre Boiling Pan

26. Refining Sulphur

27. Sulphur Refinery

28. Incorporation

29. Charge House

30. END