Allihies and the Copper Mines

Half mile west of city, Allihies

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Allihies and the Copper Mines - County Cork - Reviews of Allihies and the Copper Mines - TripAdvisor Having never spent time in West Cork before I got the opportunity to spend one week there this Summer friends of mine were renting one of the self catering houses and had an extra ro... tripadvisor.com County Cork: Allihies and the Copper Mines - Traveler Reviews - Allihies my Favorite Place in Ireland - TripAdvisor What we loved about this place more than anywhere else was how unspoilt the whole area was with practically no development there were amazing walks which were very well signposted and views and scen... tripadvisor.com No title The Allihies Copper Mines, on which Daphne du Maurier based her novel Hungry Hill , were discovered by Colonel Hall in 1810. Colonel Hall was a Wexford man who, when his regiment disbanded in 1802, spent his time thereafter looking for copper. The money for the opening of the mines in 1812 was raise... rootsweb.com