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Men." About the "year 1840 it was sunk on by Crockford, and 

 some 400 tons of coppery-ore raised ; but the adventurer getting 

 into difficulties, the mine was abandoned, and no further work was 

 done. 



South-west of Knocknamohill, in the Yalley of the Darragh 

 Water, or Aughrim River, there are unknown complications; the 

 Mineral Channel not having been found from where it is cut off 

 by the Knocknamohill N. & S. fault till it is met with again 

 south of the valley, in Ballycoog. 



To the south of the Darragh Water are the Carysfort Mines. 

 From Ballycoog to Moneyteigue, north of Croaghan-Kinshella 

 the Mineral Channel can again be traced, having in it two or three 

 lodes of sulphur or coppery-ore. They, however, are not conti- 

 nuous, being shifted three or four times, by left-hand heaves. 



There were old workings at Ballycoog and Moneyteigue, espe- 

 cially the latter, for iron ore ; while in late years various trials 

 were made by the Carysfort and other Companies, some iron and 

 good coppery-ore (8 to 12 units of copper) having been raised at 

 Moneyteigue. In the other places the works were far from satis- 

 factory, as they evidently were entrusted to incompetent hands ; 

 and after vast outlay during a number of years, none of the lodes 

 have been proved, except at the surface ; consequently their nature 

 in depth is quite unknown. 



To the north-west of Croaghan-Kinshella there are mineral 

 indications, but no trials appear to have been made. 



To the south of this portion of the Mineral Channel, in the tract 

 south of the Darragh Water, and west of the Ovoca River, various 

 small veins of lead, sulphur, and coppery-ore have been found ; but 

 none seem to be of much promise. Some lead ore was raised at 

 Ballintemple, westward of Woodenbridge, but the vein was 

 small. 



Although the Mineral Interests in the county, as is so general 

 elsewhere, is now at a low ebb, they must at some time mend. It 

 is, therefore, expedient to give a brief forecast of what may be the 

 prospects along the line of the Mineral Channel. 



Ballycupple and Ballard. — The lode under the iron and oohre 

 back unbroken. 



Rockfield. — The origin of the " shode stones " still to bo traced 

 out. 



