[Introduction] Tankardstown Engine House, Bunmahon, County Waterford
Trek Ireland on the Copper Coast, County Waterford
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Local goldsmith, gemmologist, and geologist Tina Keating, owner of Keating & Stone, a unique geo education and jewelry-making business, brings us on a wonderful and exceptionally vivid portrayal of copper mining during the 19th century along county Waterford's Copper Coast, a 25-kilometre stretch of coastline filled with hidden bays and sandy beaches.
Visit Tina's Irish-owned business Keating & Stone [www.keatingandstone.ie/] for further information on sustainable handmade jewelry, workshops, and geo educational field and school trips.
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A few miles inland from the Copper Coast lies an ancient Irish Stone Age Dolmen from approximately 4000—3500 BC. Step inside this shaded grove of trees and flowering bluebells to quietly admire and contemplate this impressive stone remnant from our ancient Irish ancestors.
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