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Cregganbaun
An Creagán Bán— Town — Location in Ireland Coordinates: 53°42′00″N 9°48′27″W / 53.7000°N 9.8075°WCoordinates: 53°42′00″N 9°48′27″W / 53.7000°N 9.8075°W Country Ireland Province Connacht County County Mayo Elevation 57 m (187 ft) Time zone WET (UTC+0) - Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1) Irish Grid Reference L806737 Cregganbaun (Irish: An Creagán Bán) is a village in County Mayo, Ireland.
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Geology
In 2007 there were reports of a proposal by a company called Mayo’s Gold to open a niche tourism gold mine in Cregganbaun, and an interpretative visitor centre in Louisburgh. This re-ignited a 20 years controversy when several mining companies attempted to open commercial quantity gold mines on the side of Croagh Patrick and in the Cregganbaun/Doolough region. The principal idea was to develop a national tourism product based around a show mine, producing a small amount of gold and not a commercial mining venture[1].
Education
Cregganbaun National School is now disused and local children travel to modern schools at Killeen or Louisburgh[2].
See also
References
- ^ "No mining Croagh Patrick". The Mayo News (6 November 2007). http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2704&Itemid=38. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
- ^ "Cregganbaun School". Geograph. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/237682. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
Categories:- Untranslated Irish place names
- Towns and villages in County Mayo
- County Mayo geography stubs
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