Jane asked "how many places of origin in Ireland had mining in their localities?" 1. Questions in Dáil Éireann www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie/titles/ D/0022/D.0022.192803230003.html Mr. FRANK CARNEY asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he is in a position to have a mineralogical survey made of the silver and lead mines in Gortahork and Glentogher County Donegal, with a view to ascertaining the possibility of their development. MINISTER for INDUSTRY and COMMERCE (Mr. McGilligan) Patrick McGilligan MINISTER for INDUSTRY and COMMERCE (Mr. McGilligan): An investigation has already been made of the deposits at Gortahork, and I will arrange for a note of the available information to be supplied to the Deputy. Also Mr. Coughlan asked the Minister for Energy if he is satisfied, in the context of the present and future development of uranium mining in County Donegal and of the ancillary workings connected therewith, that the environment will be adequately protected that is, in relation to water and atmospheric pollution; and that the health of persons directly employed in the industry is not, and will not be at risk. 2. Have a look at the URL www.gsi.ie/prodserv/shopmain.htm Directory of Active Quarries, Pits and Mines in Ireland (3rd Edition) E.Doyle, C.Hinch and W. Cox 2001 ISBN-0790-0279 Softbound Report. £25 + £3 post & packing CD version with linked maps. £25 + £1 post & packing Report & CD £40 + £5 post & packing 3. http://www.clonmany.com/heritage/docs/1814statacc2.shtml 4. Many Donegal workers had experience of coal mining in England 5. The Glens of Antrim had many Iron mines. The Glenariff Mines and Railway This Web page is compiled by MHSI's vice-chair, Kevin O'Hagan (Email: [email protected]). It deals with a group of iron ore mines in County Antrim that were exploited from the 1870s to the early 1880s. The mining company which exploited the ore also built Ireland's first narrow gauge railway from the mines to the coast to facilitate the transportation of the minerals by sea to Bristol. Details of the railway and its ancillary structures are provided, including their subsequent dismantling, and what now survives of them. Little is known of the mines themselves though, since most of them are now blocked up. See the URL http://www.nireland.com/kjoh/glenariff/about2.html 6. Mining History Network .. Introduction to Mineral Statistics See the URL http://www.nireland.com/kjoh/glenariff/about2.html 7. also http://www.mhti.com/irish_mines&_www/irish_mines%20_&_web.htm Liam "A bird in the bush is worth two in the Cat" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Lyons" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 11:39 PM Subject: [DONEGAL] Where were the mines? > I know from my own family history, that my Donegal ancestors ended up in > Annaconda..........as did lots of other Donegal and Cavan people........and > that it was a mining town or area. > > Where else in the U.S. did Irish people end up in mines, working as miners? > Did they come from specific areas of Ireland where there were mines? > (whatever kind). Were they people who had worked in mining in Ireland and > then travelled to do the same kind of work in the U.S. > > We all know that people seemed to move in groups from one place in Ireland > to somewhere in the States........ > > how many of those places that masses of Irish ended up in were mining > areas - and how many places of origin in Ireland had mining in their > localities. > > I know - there's no comparison between the whole of America and the various > places that have mines or had a mining industry - but it's the places in > Ireland from which masses moved to one particular spot in America during a > particular time frame that I'm looking for. > > Mainly Donegal to where and when - and from where in Donegal > > Thanks > > Jane > > > ==== IRL-CO-DONEGAL Mailing List ==== > If you have a Donegal website, we can post your URL here so relatives and researchers of your surnames can find you. > Contact Admin: [email protected] > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >