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Publications available from the MHTI 2007
All quoted postage prices are for single copies of the individual
publication. Please consult Matthew Parkes (see below) for postage
rates on orders of more than one title or bulk orders. Other discounts may be
available for members, and separate trade prices apply for retail outlets for
MHTI, MINET or EUROPAMINES titles. Minimum orders may apply. All members
receive the Journal as part of their membership benefits for the year.
Printable .pdf version (Adobe) (528 kb)
MHTI JOURNAL No. 1 (2001) 76pp.
10 + 1.85 p&p Ireland, 4.15 Britain, 4.15 Europe, 4.15 Rest of world.
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Editorial by Des Cowman
The Sandstone Mines of Mountcharles, Co. Donegal
by M. A. Parkes,
G. Carville, J.G. Kelly and S. Dowds
Catalogue of Board of Trade Records of English based companies in
Ireland 1856-1920
by John. H.
Morris and Des Cowman
Irish Immigrants in the early Keweenaw Mines, Michigan: a
research note by William Mulligan
An 1854 Catalogue of Mines and Mineral occurrences in Ireland
by John. H.
Morris
Man Engine House, Mountain Mine, Allihies, Co. Cork
by John. H.
Morris
The Mining Boom of 1824-'25. PART 1
by Des Cowman
The Iron Mines of Co. Laois
by Geraldine
Carville
Survey of historic mine workings exposed in McQuaid's Quarry,
Lemgare, Clontibret, Co. Monaghan
by John. H.
Morris and Matthew Parkes
The metal mines of Dublin
by Des Cowman
The Mines of Baravore, Glenmalure, Co. Wicklow
by Stuart
Chester and Nigel Burns (with mineralogical note by Richard Unitt)
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MHTI JOURNAL No. 2 (2002) 76pp.
10 + 1.85 p&p Ireland, 4.15
Britain, 4.15 Europe, 4.15 Rest of world.
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Editorial
by Des Cowman
Salvaging minesites
the case of Keel
by Phelim Lally
Sir Richard Griffiths
Catalogue of Mines and Mineral Occurrences in Ireland : Notes on various
editions published between 1853 and 1862
by Patrick Wyse
Jackson
Harveys of Hayle
by Roz Cundick
A unique Cornish
engine house Williams in Avoca
by Ken Brown
A survey of
Tankardstown Mine, Bunmahon, Co. Waterford
by Martin Critchley
The mining Boom of
1824-25. PART 2 Aftermath
by Des Cowman
The Man Engine House,
Allihies, Co. Cork : a pictorial record of conservation works completed
in November 2002
by John Morris
A history and survey
of mine buildings at the Tassan Mine, Co. Monaghan
by John Morris,
Phelim Lally and Des Cowman
Glandore
Mines, County Cork : history and survey
by Paddy OSullivan
Cistercians,
geology and their medieval quarries
by Geraldine
Carville
A compendium of
illustrations and descriptions of some Irish historic mine workings from
rare, out-of-print publications and other sources
by Petra Coffey and
John Morris
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MHTI JOURNAL No. 3 (2003) 64pp.
10 + 1.85 p&p Ireland, 4.15 Britain, 4.15 Europe, 4.15 Rest of world.
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Editorial
by Des Cowman
Further illustrations
of mining activities in Ireland : Knockmahon, County Waterford and Avoca,
County Wicklow
by Petra Coffey, Des
Cowman and John H. Morris
Mining Scams ? Three
examples from Wicklow
by Des Cowman
The Wicklow Gold Rush
by Peadar McArdle
In search of
Hodgsons Tramway
by Ewan Duffy
An history of
quarrying and mining in Ireland up to 1700
by Des Cowman and
John H. Morris
Man Engine House,
Allihies, Co. Cork : a pictorial record of conservation works in 2003
by John Morris
The Battle of the
Tokens, 1789-1799 : The Hibernian Mining Company v. The Associated Irish
Mine Company
by John Morris
Charles Stewart
Parnell and his mining interests
by Pat Power
Memories of 1960-70s
exploration and the founding of the IAEG
by Dave Naylor, Jeff
Sample and James M. Patterson
Silvermines engine
houses
by Ken Brown
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MHTI JOURNAL No. 4 (2004) 48pp.
10 + 1.25 p&p Ireland, 2.75 Britain, 2.75Europe, 2.75 Rest of world.
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Editorial
by Des Cowman
Hibernia, Shamrock,
Erin : William Thomas Mulvany and the Irish
mines in the Ruhr
by Olaf Schmidt-Rutsch
A Preliminary Report on
Crookhaven Mine, County Cork
by Paddy OSullivan
Historic records of
mining on Mount Gabriel
by Stephen Briggs
Mellifont An Abbey
in a Quarry
by Geraldine
Carville
The Avoca Mineral
Tramway A further look into an early County Wicklow mineral tramway
by Andrew Waldron,
Danny Sheehan and Andrew Wilson
Documents on Mining
History
by Des Cowman
A new survey of
Crookhaven Mine
by Martin Critchley
and Richard Shaw
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MHTI JOURNAL No. 5 (2005) 80pp, full colour throughout.
Special Thematic Volume: The Bunmahon Copper Mines, Co.
Waterford, Copper Coast European and Global Geopark
10 + 1.85 p&p Ireland, 4.15 Britain, 4.15 Europe, 4.15 Rest of world.
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Editorial
by Des Cowman
A history of
Tankardstown Mine, 1850-c.1875,
by Des Cowman, pp
3-10.
The mineralogy of the Bunmahon copper
mines, Co. Waterford
by Stephen Moreton,
pp 11-14.
Topographical and Geophysical Surveys
at Tankardstown Mine, Bunmahon, County Waterford
by Kevin Barton, pp
15-22.
A preliminary
account of an archaeological excavation at Tankardstown (Knockmahon)
Copper Mine,
Bunmahon, Co. Waterford
by Flor Hurley, pp
23-28.
Historical Reconstruction Drawings of
the Copper Coast Mines, Co. Waterford
by Dr Daniel
Tietzsch-Tyler, pp 29-46.
The fates of the Tankardstown miners:
some examples
by Des Cowman, pp
47-52.
The Knockmahon - Tankardstown Mineral
Tramway, Bunmahon, Co. Waterford.
by John H. Morris,
Daniel Tietzsch-Tyler and Ray Scanlon, pp 53-74.
Conservation works at Tankardstown
Mine, Bunmahon, Co. Waterford
by Martin Critchley
and John Morris, pp 75-79.
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MHTI JOURNAL No. 6 (2006) 40pp, full colour.
10 + 1.30 p&p Ireland, 2.85 Britain, 2.85 Europe, 2.85 Rest of world.
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Editorial by
Des Cowman
Gurtavallig Mine, Co. Cork
by Diane
Hodnett
Kilcarry Adit, County Carlow
by
Matthew Parkes
The
Ballycorus Leadworks
by Paul
Normoyle
Quarries, mines and railways of Dalkey
by John
Barnett
The
mines of Sheeps Head and Mizen Head Peninsulas, County Cork
by Paddy
OSullivan
The
Camac Brothers and late 18th century mining in Avoca
by
William Chatterton Dickson
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The Making and Breaking of a mining community: The
Copper Coast, County Waterford 1825-1875+ (2006)
Des Cowman
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18 [15 for MHTI members]
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21.85 p&p Ireland,
7.25 Britain, 7.25 Europe, 10.40 Rest of world.
Published by MHTI, ISBN
0-9534538-3-9/ 978-0-9534538-3-2, 188pp.
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Mine Heritage and Tourism : A hidden resource
Proceedings of a conference held on November 3-6th
1999 at Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland .
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Published by MHTI for the MINET
Project, ISBN 0-9534538-1-2, 72pp.
10 +
1.85 p&p Ireland,
4.15 Britain, 4.15 Europe, 4.15 Rest of world.
This publication records a
conference convened under the European Mine Heritage Network, MINET, and
is a valuable reflection (as extended abstracts, with illustrations) and
summary of developments in this relatively new area. Irish, British and
European partners from Italy, France and Spain are all represented.
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Memoir of Localities of Minerals of Economic Importance
and Metalliferous Mines in Ireland (1922)
Grenville A.J. Cole
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12 [8 for members]
+ 1.85 p&p
Ireland, 4.15 Britain, 4.15 Europe, 4.15 Rest of world.
A facsimile edition of the original,
reprinted by the Mining Heritage Society of Ireland, 1998 The memoir
lists all known metallic mineral occurrences in Ireland, as of 1922. The
original report was reprinted by the Geological Survey in 1956 and
remained a popular publication. Each locality is listed with Name,
Mineral types, 6" and 1" Sheet number, a basic grid reference and an
historical description including relevant references. In addition to the
original text, this edition contains a biography of Cole and 22 figures
in black and white. The front cover depicts the Man-Engine House at the
Mountain Mine, Allihies, Co. Cork. It was erected in 1862 and had an
operational depth of 1,494 feet.
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Ecology of Old Mine Sites.
Abstracts for a workshop organised
by the Mining History Society of Ireland Saturday 18th October 1997. FREE
The Ecology of Old Mine Sites.
Proceedings of a workshop on the ecology of old mine
sites organised by the Mining Heritage Society of Ireland 18-19 October 1997 at
the Geological Survey of Ireland. Special Issue of Biology and Environment.
Proceedings of the Royal of Irish
Academy. Vol. 99B. No. 1. ISSN
0791-7945
 
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10 +
1.85 p&p Ireland,
4.15 Britain, 4.15 Europe, 4.15 Rest of world.
Please note b & w text of the
workshop can be downloaded from the RIA at the link
above.(journals.eecs.qub.ac.uk/RIA/ProcBI/1999/PB99I1/B99113a.html )
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Ross Island and the Mining Heritage of Killarney.
O'Brien, W. 2000.
5.00 + 55c p&p (Members price 5.00 includes p&p)
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Published by the Dept. of Archaeology,
National University of Ireland, Galway. 30pp, 33 figures, in full
colour. ISBN 0 9535620 1 X
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MINING IN WICKLOW MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
(2003)
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Full colour
folded A3 leaflet published by Dϊchas
50c +55c
p&p in
Ireland
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In the Shadow of the Mines.
Walsh, J. and Walsh, S. 1999. 4th reprint.
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12 +
1.85 p&p Ireland,
4.15 Britain, 4.15 Europe, 4.15 Rest of world.
Published by the authors.
220pp, scores of photographs and images documenting life of coalminers
in Castlecomer. No ISBN 219pp |
The abandoned mines of West Carbery
Des Cowman and Tom Reilly
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10 +
1.85 p&p Ireland,
4.15 Britain, 4.15 Europe, 4.15 Rest of world.
Published by the
Geological Survey of Ireland
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The conservation of historic mine buildings in Cornwall: practical guidelines
to assist conservation of similar buildings internationally
Adam Sharpe
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8.00 + 1.85 p&p
Ireland, 4.15 Britain, 4.15 Europe, 4.15 Rest of
world.
Produced by the Historic Environment
Service, Cornwall County Council on behalf of the Cornwall and west
Devon World Heritage Site Bid Office and Europamines, the European
Mining Heritage Network.
Published by Europamines, full colour throughout, 56 pages in English,
56pp in Spanish
ISBN0-9551301-1-5
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Interpreting the ruins of Cornish design engine houses
Kenneth Brown, John Morris, Antonio Angel
Perez Sanchez and Martin Critchley
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8 +
1.85 p&p Ireland,
4.15 Britain, 4.15 Europe, 4.15 Rest of world.
A guide to
measuring, recording and interpreting the ruins of Cornish design engine
houses, compiled and published as part of a Culture 2000 funded project
to establish Europamines, the European Mining Heritage Network.
Published by Europamines, full colour throughout, 48 pages in English,
48 pages in Spanish
ISBN0-9551301-0-7
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Galways Mining Heritage : Extracting Galway
Proceedings of a conference held on 26th
August 2006
10 + 1.30 p&p Ireland, 2.85 Britain, 2.85Europe, 2.85 Rest of world.
Editorial
by Matthew
Parkes
Abstracting the Extractive History of
County Galway
by Paul Duffy
Connemara Marble
by Ambrose Joyce
Derrylea Mine
by Matthew Parkes,
Paul Duffy and Martin Critchley
Galway Rocks!: An introduction to the
geology of County Galway
by Martin Feely
Tynagh Mines
by Eamonn Grennan
and John Clifford
The Use of Soapstone by the Early
Irish - the Archaeological evidence
by Michael
Gibbons
Glengowla
Mines
by Keith Geoghegan
The Mines of County Galway - a record
of all known mining heritage sites
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