The mill was built in 1800 by order of Sir Rowland Blennerhassett and has two grinding couples with on the spindle a gear that is driven by the wheel with wooden combs.

At the end of the 19th century, the mill began to decay due to the rise of the steam engine, the salinisation of the river channel to Blennerville, the opening of the Tralee Ship Canal in 1846 and the construction of the Fenit harbour in 1880.

The restored mill was officially opened in 1990 by Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Charles Haughey.

The winding mechanism is operated outside the mill with a jug chain over a sprocket.

On the now empty intermediate floor is tentering of the main shaft of douglas fir with an iron construction, which used to have a motor.