Gypsum mining and the Shirley estate in south Monaghan, 1800-1936 / Micheál McDermott.

"In the early 1800s a fruitless pursuit of coal on the Shirley estate in south Monaghan led to the discovery and the intermittent exploitation of gypsum on the estate lands. In portraying the interrelated fortunes of the Shirley family, the mines and their community, this study examines signifi...

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Main Author: McDermott, Micheál
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Dublin ; Portland, OR : Four Courts Press, 2009.
Series:Maynooth studies in local history ; no. 86.
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Call Number: HD9585.G93 I735 2009
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