Bunmahon (Bun Machan)

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Village in the Copper Coast GeoPark in County Waterford. Bunmahon lies on the estuary of the River Mahon. Bonmahon was a mining village. Copper was mined here between 1827 and 1877.

This is one of the copper coast's unchanged areas as it has not been touched by developers and boasts numerous beaches and wildlife. The wildlife includes wild foxes, rabbits, and many different species of birds. The local beach is popular with holidaymakers and surfers use it all year round.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunmahon

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Coordinates: 52°8'25"N 7°22'23"W

Copper Coast GeoPark 2.5 km
County Waterford (Contae Phort Láirge) 12 km
Dungarvan Harbour / Cuan Dhún Garbhán 16 km
Monavullagh Mountains (Móin an Mhullaigh) 17 km
Gaeltacht na Rinne / Ring Ghaeltacht 21 km
Comeragh Mountains (Na Comaraigh) 24 km
Drum Hills (Drom Fhinín) 25 km
Waterford Harbour / Cuan Phort Láirge 28 km
County Kilkenny (Contae Chill Chainnigh) 48 km
County Tipperary (Contae Thiobraid Árann) 71 km

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Copper Coast GeoPark County Waterford (Contae Phort Láirge) Dungarvan Harbour / Cuan Dhún Garbhán Monavullagh Mountains (Móin an Mhullaigh) Gaeltacht na Rinne / Ring Ghaeltacht Comeragh Mountains (Na Comaraigh) Drum Hills (Drom Fhinín) Waterford Harbour / Cuan Phort Láirge County Kilkenny (Contae Chill Chainnigh) County Tipperary (Contae Thiobraid Árann)