Coalfields in Northern Ireland are not covered by the Coal Authority ... which suffer cold winters but have plentiful coal mines. The developments come as campaigners in the UK complain that ...

If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism ... Looking to explore some social history? Visit the Coal Mining Museum in Castlecomer Discovery Park. The museum’s coal mining ...

"Before the 19th Century and iron and coal were fully developed ... Graphic House/Getty Images A south Wales mining town in the mid 1950s Ireland was hit hard by famine between 1845 and 1851 ...

The engine was commonly found in coal mines across Britain and Europe in the 1700s. Steam-powered engines in coal mines dated back to 1712, with invention of the Newcomen engine – a device that ...