{{Short description|Former windmill in Dublin, Ireland}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=August 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
thumb|upright|St. Patrick's Tower thumb|Weathervane
'''St Patricks Tower''' is a former smock windmill that was built to power the Thomas Street Distillery in Dublin, Ireland.<ref name=niah-st-patricks-tower>{{cite web|url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/50080329/saint-patricks-tower-dublin-city|title=Saint Patrick's Tower, Dublin City|publisher=National Inventory of Architectural Heritage|access-date=14 January 2020 | website = buildingsofireland.ie }}</ref> It is on Thomas Street, near the corner with Watling Street and is now part of The Digital Hub.<ref name=niah-st-patricks-tower/> The structure is included in the Record of Protected Structures maintained by Dublin City Council.<ref>{{citation | url = https://www.dublincity.ie/sites/default/files/2022-12/FINAL%20Dublin%20City%20Development%20Plan%202022-2028%20-%20Volume%204%20RPS.pdf | publisher = Dublin City Council | title = Dublin City Development Plan 2022-2028 - Volume 4 - Record of Protected Structures | date = 2022 | accessdate = 18 February 2025 | page = 268 }}</ref>
The mill was built in 1757 and rebuilt in 1815.<ref name=niah-st-patricks-tower/> A weathervane at the top of the structure includes a representation of Saint Patrick holding a crozier.<ref name=niah-st-patricks-tower/> This figure and the tower's copper cupola were added in the late 19th century.<ref name=niah-st-patricks-tower/> The tower's name derives from these additions.<ref>{{cite book | title = Dublin in 50 Buildings | first = Pat | last = Dargan | date = 2017 | isbn = 9781445677743 | publisher = Amberley Publishing Limited | quote = The name St Patrick's Windmill was introduced during the nineteenth century when a weather vane with an image of St Patrick was placed over the copper dome }}</ref>
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{{Coord|53.34401|-6.28408|region:IE_type:landmark|display=,title}} Category:Smock mills Category:Buildings and structures in Dublin (city) Category:Defunct distilleries in Ireland Category:1757 establishments in Ireland Category:Towers in Dublin (city)