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Ireland is the largest European producer of zinc, with one zinc-lead mine currently in operation at Tara, which is Europe's largest and deepest active mine. Other mineral deposits with actual or potential commercial value include gold, silver, gypsum , talc , calcite , dolomite , roofing slate , limestone aggregate, building stone , sand , and ...
Below is a list of European countries and dependencies by area in Europe. [1] As a continent , Europe's total geographical area is about 10 million square kilometres. [ 2 ] Transcontinental countries are ranked according to the size of their European part only, excluding Greece due to the not clearly defined boundaries of its islands between ...
Poohsticks Bridge in Ashdown Forest, an area of common land. Common land is collective land (sometimes only open to those whose nation governs the land) in which all persons have certain common rights, such as to allow their livestock to graze upon it, to collect wood, or to cut turf for fuel.
Pages in category "Maps of Ireland" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Charles Brooking's map of Dublin (1728) D. Down Survey; P.
History of the Jews in Ireland; Ireland; Ireland–Latin America relations; Knights of Saint Columbanus; List of Irish people; List of companies of Ireland; User:Rob984/Locator maps of countries in Europe
Geographic regions of turbary works in Europe include the Netherlands, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and The Broads in Norfolk and Suffolk, England, and the Audomarois marshlands near Saint-Omer, France [5] [6] The term is also used in colloquial language by older generations in Ireland, in places such as County Clare, to refer to the area where turf is cut, or to the material extracted.
Cappagh [pronunciation?] (Irish: Ceapach (tilled or cultivated land) [1]) is a small village and townland in the parish of Pomeroy [2] in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.Around 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Dungannon, it is between Pomeroy, Ballygawley, Galbally and Carrickmore, with the hamlet of Galbally about one mile to the east.
Bord na Móna (Irish: [ˌbˠoːɾˠd̪ˠ nˠə ˈmˠoːnˠə]; English: "The Peat Board") is a semi-state company in Ireland, created in 1946 by the Turf Development Act 1946. The company began developing the peatlands of Ireland with the aim to provide economic benefit for Irish Midland communities and achieve security of energy supply for the ...