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PROVINCIAL MAPS, &c. 
LEINSTER. 
1. A map of the province of Leinster, with the city of Dublin de- 
scribed by Speed, 1610. 
that his native subjects of Ireland, being much inclined to idleness, might be employed in la- 
bour,” &c.—granted to said Cutter and Phillips, and their assigns, for seven years, sole license 
and authority, to dig for, find, and sell, said coals in any part of Ireland, or elsewhere beyond 
the sea. Letters patent inrolled 3. Ja. I.1, p. d.—1 pass over several grants from the crown, of 
mines of gold, silver, copper, lead, iron, tin, &c. at various periods of time, as the places are 
not, in general, mentioned. The following are more particular—13. Nov. 1627, the king di- 
rected the Lo. deputy to make a composition with Sir Willliam Fenton and others, for all iron 
mines and iron oar, in, upon, and near, the mountains in the territory or country called Clan- 
gibbon, lying on the N. side of the river of Ardglin, in the counties of Cork and Waterford, 
and upon Roche’s land near Bandon.—Patent Roll 3. Car. I. On 10 Nov. 1629, Sir Wil- 
liam Fenton demised to the king, ‘all the iron mines now opened or to be opened, upon his part 
of the mountain of Glancounagh, in the territory of Clangibbon,” Pat. Roll, 5 Car. I. 25 May 
1672, the king granted to James Hamilton, Esq. the silver mines, smelting houses, &c. at Cnock- 
anderrig, Ballagowne, Clummagh or Downalty, within the barony of Upper Ormond, Co, Tip- 
perary.— Pat. Roll, 24 Car. IT. E 
The following is an extract from a paper of the reign of James I. preserved among the Har- 
leian MS. British Museum, (4793)—Silver and copper mines of Ireland. There is a myne of 
allome in Mac Morris's country, 40 myles W. from Limerick; a silver myne in the isle of Dor- 
say; another in Glennarach, within the haven of Ardech, in Mac Carthy More’s countrie; a 
copper myne at Bantrie, within Bear Haven; aled myne in Ulster, near Ardglass ; led and 
copper mynes at Mary, three myles from Galway; at the Fuire of Irelands, a myne of ledd ; 
in Donald O'Flahertie's countrie ; 7 myles from Galway, led mynes; in the countie of Kildare, 
between Thomelin and the bridge of Leighlin, diverse unknown; in Mac Loughlin’s countrie, 
by his castle, in Borrein, a silver myne, 16 myles from Galway; at Clontarfe a myne of led ; 
at Cloghrane, beside Malahidert, a myne of led; at Killenboy, in O'Brine’s country, diverse 
mynes of led and copper ; at an island, called Lindicke, 60 myles N. W. of Galway, led mynes: 
at Clonemena, in the county of Wexford; at Killeghneag, in the county of Kilkenny, at...... ne, 
against Waterford, at the....... +e»+.a Silver myne; same countie, a silver myne at Cnock Dry. 
Ibidem, in Power's countrie led. In Kerry two mines of silver, &c. 
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