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Ireland site for next gold rush? Prospectors find “encouraging” quantities in Wexford

Is there gold in them thar’ Irish hills?

ANTOINETTE KELLY,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 8:48 AM

Updated Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 12:21 PM

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Gold found in Wexford and Wicklow by mining company

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Could Ireland be the site for next gold rush? Were the leprechauns on to something?

According to RTE, prospectors have found what they called encouraging quantities of gold in County Wexford.

The exploration company IMC said the results of their survey 'show very promising grades, reflecting the polymetallic nature of mineralization in the area.'

'Drilling has also recently commenced in the highly prospective Goldmine River area of south County Wicklow,' said Managing Director Doctor Glenn Millar.

'This area was the site of historic alluvial gold production, the scene of a gold rush in the late 18th century, where 9,000 ounces of gold were reportedly extracted.'

The Goldmine River area of south County Wicklow was the scene of a gold rush in the late 18th Century.

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aloistmartin | Sep 25, 2012, 06:15 PM EDT

Wee, sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie, O, what a panic's in thy breastie! Thou need na start awa sae hasty Wi bickering brattle! I wad be laith to rin an' chase thee, Wi' murdering pattle. I'm truly sorry man's dominion Has broken Nature's social union, An' justifies that ill opinion Which makes thee startle At me, thy poor, earth born companion An' fellow mortal!

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glengesh | Sep 25, 2012, 02:15 PM EDT

Of course there is gold in Ireland, black gold to the tune of billions of euros off the west and south coast. All of it up for grabs by any oil company willing to drill. Tax take to the Irish treasury? nil!.Ireland is not Norway where they take 78% in tax to the state.

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hybernia | Sep 25, 2012, 02:00 PM EDT

I have an old book named Emerald Isle written in 1818. The author, quoting older books states "This country formely abounded with the precious metels and with gold in particuler" and referred to 'Cullen bog' in Tipparary where two gold crowns were found in the year 1692,the gold crowns did not have a cross on either and were considered to be made before the Christian era. Also referred to an act of the little parliament of the Pale, prohibiting the use of gold in 'horse furniture', so abundantly indeed was this metal derived from native mines. So there you have it! grab your shovels and picks and lets go to Cullen bog, that is if you know where it is in Co. Tipp.

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bunkerhill | Sep 25, 2012, 12:55 PM EDT

We would be thrilled for the tiny "Republic of Ireland." There have been so many beautiful gold artifacts in their ancient history that there has to be gold somewhere. We actually believe that the hoard of supposed "Anglo-Saxon" weapons found in NW England were actually Celtic or Briton which we regard as the same people. Can anyone tell us of a similar find in Saxony? Also it seems it was an ancient Celtic/Briton custom to bury their weapons at the site of a victory. However the Irish will have to hold on to their gold as the AS's will be right in there to claim it.

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handsome68 | Sep 25, 2012, 09:49 AM EDT

Nice article, on one of my favorite subjects. I have little enough of it. In the last two paragraphs of this article, however, Antoinette Kelly repeats herself. Are there no proofreaders? Youse liberal omadhauns need someone with a big red pencil to streamline your articles.

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