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Mike Holland near the mine where his grandfather and great-grandfather worked in the 1800’s

Kevin and Michele on the road from Allihies up to the mine. This
road was lined with miners' cottages during the 1860s.

The North or Man engine of the Mountain Mine. The
engines brought up ore or waste from the mine shafts.
The north engine was built about 1862.

Michele, Kevin and Riobard O'Dwyer at a miner's cottage.
This cottage was larger than most and had two stories.
It was adjacent to the north engine of the mine.

the north engine

The south engine, to the right,
and two gunpowder magazines on the left.

another view of the gunpowder magazines,
with the south engine in the upper left corner.

The owners of the mine brought in miners from Cornwall to show
the Irish how to mine more efficiently. They lived in the
Cornish Village, where the remains of a rock house is in the center
left of the picture. The Cornish miners had better living conditions
than the Irish miners, and their children attended school.

More Information:

Berehaven mines
http://www.gsi.ie/mhsi/mines_in_ireland_files/berehaven.htm