On the OcGurrence and Winning of Gold in Ireland. 27-5 



Table of Workings at Croghan Kinshelagh. 



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Total produce since 1795 may be estimated at between 9,390 ounces and 

 7,440 ounces; value between £36,185 and £28,855. 



Physiography of Croghan Kinshelagh. 



Croghan Kinshelagh may be regarded as the central portion 

 and summit of a rather isolated tract of high ground, that rises 

 to an elevation of 1,987 feet above the Ordnance datum, on the 

 borders of the counties of Wicklow and Wexford, which sends 

 out spurs and knolls from the main mass, each bearing a distinc- 

 tive local name. (See Map Plate xxi., and Section Plate xx., 

 Fig. 2.) 



The body of the mountain is composed of sub-metamorphic 

 Lower Silurian slates (argil lite or chloritic and talcose clay slate), 

 which strike generally about N. 45° E., and dip at about 70° to the 

 S.E. Through these sedimentary rocks are various eruptive 



