Local Industry
Situated as it is in the Great Plain of Lower Ormond, much of the land around Borrisokane is well suited to farm production. As such, the area has a strong agricultural history which continues to this day.
During the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century, Borrisokane was an important centre for wheat production. There was an active mill in the town, which was operational from 1810 until about 1940. There seems to have been a brewery at this site also, due to a lane running alongside the now derelict mill named 'Brewers Lane'. This mill was demolished in April, 2010, an event which caused some local anger.
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