COMPANY AND COMMUNITY IN THE 19TH CENTURY 1812   Mining begins at Dooneen. 1813   30 employees. Two barrels of porter where bought for christening of Mountain Mine. In July the first ore was transported to Ballydonegan Bay 1815   300 employees. 1817   Mine captains arm themselves with blunderbusses (guns) in response to a local dispute. 1820   500 … Continue reading A Brief History of Allihies Mines by Dan Tietzsch-Tailor