Question: are there any coal mines in ireland?
Answer: In Ireland there were four worked coal deposits, the Leinster Coalfield, the Slieve Ardagh Coalfield, the Kanturk Coalfield and the Connaught Coalfield. All have ceased production with the last being closed in 1990. ... Coal mining at Arigna started in 1765 and at Ballingarry in 1826.