River Dougles

My name is Robert. I live in Ballinacourty and a river passes through our land and it is called the River Dougles. River Dougles is known as the millstream. It flows out of the middle of Cappagh Lake. Originally the lake was fed from a stream that rises in Glenupper (Modeligo). It worked a mill in Mr. Chavasse’s yard. And the overflow went into the first cappagh lake. This lake is joined to the second lake by a channel. The Dougles flows out of the second lake (middle lake). It crosses under the Cappaquin main road at Killishal and flows down till it goes under ground at Ballinacourty, Cappagh and rises again at Knockawn and flows into the Brickey.

This stream also worked a mill for grinding wheat into flour, and oats into oatmeal during 1800s. The ruin of the mill and kiln can be seen to this day at Killishal.

By Robert