Gypsum Mining and the Shirley Estate in South Monaghan, 1800-1936
(Book #86 in the Maynooth Studies in Local History Series)
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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 inter-related fortunes of the Shirley family, the mines, and their community, this book places this trinity on a journey which is signposted by significant political, social, and economic developments. The changing balance of power between landlord and tenant,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1846820596
ISBN13:9781846820595
Release Date:October 2009
Publisher:Four Courts Press
Length:64 Pages
Weight:0.25 lbs.
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