Today the underground shafts of old copper mines on Ireland's west coast have a mysterious beauty. In the 1800s, miners who labored hours underground risking explosions, deadly gas, falling stone and ...

There’s more than an ocean between Butte and the Allihies, Ireland, but a strong history of copper mining ties the two places tightly together. Dolores Cooney wants to make the bond even closer.

Tadgh O'Sullivan, Anne McNally, Tara Hanley, and Niall O'Sullivan are photographed in front of one of the quotes from an immigrant on the façade of the Butte Silver-Bow County Archives. The group ...

ALLIHIES, IRELAND — It’s a deep-rooted bond spanning nearly 150 years. Follow along as NBC Montana's Laurel Staples travels to the village of Allihies on the western tip of the Beara Peninsula in ...

Allihies, which is the furthest parish in Ireland from the capital city, Dublin, is one of the front runners in a competition with Eir to receive free fibre broadband for the area. In a video entry, ...

Point to Point report by Pat GriffinThe venue situated beside the picturesque and beautiful village of Allihies was thronged with visitors on holiday, all enjoying the great day at the races. History ...

Copper mining and the Allihies area of west Cork have been synonymous for thousands of years. The Illustrated Archaeology of Ireland records that radiocarbon dating of the Mount Gabriel Mine on the ...