Deerpark Mines

County Kilkenny, Ireland

The Deerpark Mines (Irish: Páirc Na bhFia Mianach Guail), about 3 km north of Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, were the largest underground coalmines in Ireland, giving great employment to the area. The mines produced anthracite, a natural smokeless fuel, which unlike other forms of coal is not a major contributor to air pollution and air pollution-related deaths. Other neighbouring coal mines were the Vera (named after Vera Wandesforde, the eldest daughter of the owner) and the Rock near Glenmullen. Deerpark Colliery opened in 1924. It reached an average output of 400 tonnes of coal per day. By the 1960s the mines were uneconomical to run and finally closed in 1969.

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