Annaglogh Lead Mines

Annaglogh Lead Mine

Annaglogh was one of the larger lead mines in Clontibret[1] Mining District, within County Monaghan in The Republic of Ireland.

Annaglogh Mine[2] is clearly shown on the 1856,[3] 2nd edition OS map.

There is information on the mining activities in the area recorded in the Geological Survey Of Ireland Memoirs by FW Egan.[4]

Production is listed in Mineral Statistics from 1852 - 1855, though the mine continued to be listed up to 1865. On an 1870 Geological Survey of Ireland map, four shafts and an engine house are shown.[5] The remains of the Mines Chimney are still clearly visible and there are spoil heaps in adjoining properties which remain also.

The operation was run by Captain James Skimming (1817-1881),[6] who was also the Mining Agent for the North Eastern Mining Company of Ireland which also encompassed nearby Lisdrumgormley,[7] Coolartragh (Bond Mine) Lemgare Mines and Hope[8] Mines[9][10] near Castleblayney.

The North Eastern Mining Company of Ireland was formed on Monday 6 April 1846 at The Angel Hotel in Liverpool[11] by way of a Shareholders meeting. The entire working capital of the company was £8000

Captain Skimming and the famous Cornish mining engineer George Henwood, were also said to be involved in a project in the West of Ireland called the Galway & Mayo United Mining Company in and around 1859-1860.[12] They were said to have extensive Mining Licences in the area which amounted to 120 square miles.

Collapsed shaft in July 2010

Tasson Mine[13] (1853-1867)[14] was operated by under the direction of Captain Joseph Backhouse initially.

The Castleblayney Mining Company was the operator between (1862–65) and the mine was deemed to be closed by 1867.

Lisdrumgormley was recorded in 1922 as being under development by The Farney Development Company.[15]

Captain Skimming resided in Annaglogh Castleblayney during his time in Ireland, and died here in 1881.[16] He was predeceased by his wife Elizabeth who died in 1872.[17]

Other Information

James Skimming is mentioned in countless articles including;

Career Summary of Capt. James Skimming[25]

Mine Works Collapses in area

There was extensive mining operations in the townlands of Coolartragh,[26] Lemgare and Lisdrumgormley. In recent years there has been several instances whereby the Shaft/Tunnel networks of some of these disused mine locations have collapsed.

  1. Whilst ongoing Quarry Operations were being carried out in Lemgare Quarry, uncharted underground mine shafts from that of Coolartragh Mines were uncovered in early 2000.[27]
  2. In 2010 in Annaglogh on the property of Philip McAdam there was an instance where 2 mine shafts collapsed and these were subsequently back-filled and made safe by the DCNER. The actual works were carried out by the OPW (Office of Public Works). prior to this one of the same shafts collapsed in the late 1960's and was filled in by Monaghan County Council.
  3. In 2012 on the site of the disused Lisdrumgormley lead Mine, within property of James Watters there was also a shaft collapse whereby the Office of Public Works also made the area safe.
  4. There have been several instances where the shaft at the Mine head location (as shown on the sketch in Annaglogh) where the actual Mine's Chimney was located has collapsed throughout the 1960's & 1970's, and each time the landowner, Patrick Morgan back-filled this himself as he was quite unaware of the role of the state in making sure these shafts were safe.

References

  1. ↑ "www.genuki.org.uk".
  2. ↑ Irish Mining Prospects, Belfast News-Letter (10 November 1851). "County Monaghan Mines".
  3. ↑ News Letter, Saunders' (20 March 1856). "To Mining Companies or parties requiring Mining Properties".
  4. ↑ Egan, FW (1877). "Memoirs of the Geological Survey - EXPLANATORY MEMOIR TO ACCOMPANY SHEET 59 OF THE MAPS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRELAND" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Home page | Irish historical geological maps | GSI - GSNI - BGS". www.geologicalmaps.net. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  6. ↑ "familysearch.org".
  7. ↑ "Lisdrumgormley Lead Mines". Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  8. ↑ Lead Mines, County Monaghan (8 October 1859). "Northern Standard".
  9. ↑ "GSI" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "County Monaghan: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". www.buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  11. ↑ Standard, Northern (09/05/1846). "Mining in Co. Monaghan". Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ↑ Cork Commercial Courier, Southern Reporter and (17 October 1859). "The Mining Industry of Ireland".
  13. ↑ "www.gsi.ie" (PDF).
  14. ↑ COLE,, Grenville (1922). "Memoir and Map of Localities of Minerals of Economic Importance and Mefalliferous Mines in Ireland." (PDF). Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Ireland. |first2= missing |last2= in Authors list (help)
  15. ↑ COLE,, GRENVILLE A. J. (1922). "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION FOR IRELAND.". Memoir and Map of Localities of Minerals of Economic Importance and Mefalliferous Mines in Ireland. (THE STATIONERY OFFICE).
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  17. ↑ "familysearch.org".
  18. ↑ Locke, John (1855-01-01). Ireland's recovery.
  19. ↑ Hunt, Robert (January 1, 1870). MINERAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.
  20. ↑ "Jane's Genealogy Pages - Newspaper article - Tetley, George Greenwood - 23 Jan 1873". freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  21. ↑ Kroll, G.L. (1862-12-12). "The Pb Zn Deposits North of Castleblayney Ireland".
  22. ↑ "Sign In". dub118.mail.live.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  23. ↑ "Results for 'james%20skimming%20mines' | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  24. ↑ "Results for '%20skimming%20mines' | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  25. ↑ Exeter University. "www.exeter.ac.uk".
  26. ↑ COLE, GRENVILLE (1922). "MINERAL RESOURCES. ’ Memoir and Map of Localities of Minerals of Economic Importance and Metalliferous- Mines in Ireland." (PDF). DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION FOR IRELAND. MEMOIRS- OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRELAND. (THE STATIONERY OFFICE.): 96–101. |first2= missing |last2= in Authors list (help)
  27. ↑ "Show Content 15658". www.biab.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-27.

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