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Towns of Waterford
Bunmahon —County Waterford
West of Tramore lies one of the most spectacular coastal stretches known as the caves.
500 million years ago 'Bunmahon' was a spot on an ocean floor near the South Pole. Into it exploded a volcano the result of which is still to be seen all along the present 'Copper Coast'. If you are there on the evening of the Summer Solstice, the ogham stones will cast strange mystic shadows! Spectacular cliff views reveal themselves a few minutes walk up-hill, west of the village. The more intrepid going eastwards will find themselves at Waterford's 'Giants Causeway', the spectacular 'Pipes of Baidhb'. For all the middle part of the last century, copper mining took place around Bunmahon, employing 1300 people. The mines are nearly a quarter of a mile deep and out under the sea bed. The most spectacular remains are the engine houses on the cliffs at Tankardstown.
