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which gold has been found from N. W. 
to S. E. in the very townland of which dis- 
tinct veins of copper have been discovered. 
Here are only twa works established, 
those of Cronebane and Ballamurtagh, 
although there are many other situations 
in this district where works could be car- 
ried on with great advantage, from the 
ease with which adits could be formed for 
working these mines, without being 
obliged ‘to have recourse to expensive 
machinery. 
Copper-ore of a very rich quality has 
also been discovered by the writer of 
this essay, in the county of Wexford. 
The hill of Allen, and the hills of Ril- 
murry, in the county of Nildare, inclose 
within their strata valuabie veins of cop- 
per ore, the latter of which, although 
opened, have not been persevered in ac- 
cording to their merit. 
There are also strong appearances of 
copper-ore in, the hills of Bally Roan, in 
Queen’s County, where remains of an-~ 
cient shafts are discovered; and nu- 
merous similar indications are visible in 
the counties. of Down, ‘Javan, London- 
derry, Donegal and Leitrim. In the 
southern parts of the island, and in the 
county of Waterford, are veins of very 
tich copper-ore, which were worked with 
some spirit about thirty years ago, bat 
have since been left off. They are now 
about to be renewed. * At Lord Donelly’s 
Jead-mives, in the county of Tipperary, 
great quantities of carbonate of copper, 
or mountain green malachite, are found, 
which had been thrown out amongst the 
deads, and neglected; but, from late 
trials, this ore has been found so rich, 
that it 1s likely to be of more consequence 
than the lead itself, which is found here 
in a quantity almost inexhaustible. The 
rich copper-mines of Mucross, in the 
county of Kerry, are highly deserving at- 
tention. In the south of the county of 
Cork are strong indications of copper-ore, 
How far they run inland, here as well as 
on the coast of Waterford, has not been 
ascertained; but both in the oneand the 
other situation, they lie so conveniently 
for water carriage, and in other circuni- 
stances so javourable, that they might be 
explored without much risk or expence. 
LEAD, 
This metallic substance is also found in 
great abundance in Ireland, in the coun- 
ties of Wicklow, Wexford, Waterford, 
Tipperary, Kerry, Cork, Leitrim, and Shi- 
go, and numerous others, aud it undoubt- 
eilyexists in various districts, uaknown 
and annaticed, 
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COBALT. 
Of this T have seen specimens from the 
county of Kerry, where I have been in- 
formed it is to be found in considerable 
quantities. 
Tin, in the form of grain-tin, has been 
found near the gold mine im the county of 
Wicklow, also some of the semi-metals, 
but in small quantities. 
This is only a very imperfect sketch or 
outline, to shew what objects of this kind 
are to be found in this part ofthe United 
Kingdom. - And it might certainly be 
worth the attention of men of capital in 
England to form a company, or compas 
nies, to take up some of those mines; 
as the greater part of them might, if con- 
ducted with skill and economy, be worked 
to profit, at a moderate expense; and as 
the richest mines in Cornwail are now 
so deep as to be attended with great ex- 
pense, and Pary’s Mountain is said to 
be nearly exhausted of its copper-ore, it 
would be very important, in order to sup- 
ply the demand of the home-market, as 
well as for exportation, to open those 
mines in Ireland that seem to hold out 
sach tempting advantages to the industry 
of man, 
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