NationStates Jolt Archive

Damn Irish and their damn luck and their damn leprechauns with their damn gold...

Not many people have heard of the village of Clontibret, tucked away amid the rolling hills of Ireland's County Monaghan.

Its biggest claim to fame - albeit from about 400 years ago - is that it was one of the few places to repel the forces of Elizabeth I during the conquest of Ireland in the 16th century.

But for the village population of just over 300, that is all about to change.

Yesterday a mining company announced that Clontibret is to become Ireland's Klondyke after a major gold find in the area that could be the largest anywhere in the British Isles.

Professor Richard Conroy, the chairman of Conroy Diamonds and Gold, said: "There's never been a gold mine anywhere near this size in Ireland and the UK."

The rising price of gold in recent years - presently around £450 an ounce - has seen Scotland's Cononish mine, near the village of Tyndrum, reopen after having lain dormant for years.

Conroy Diamonds and Gold, which has launched a study into the economic viability of mining the gold, said the deposits in County Monaghan were at least four times the amount in the Scottish mine. "We know there is a lot of gold in the area, but we still have to ... determine how economic it is going to be to mine it," said the chairman. It has been estimated that further excavation could increase the existing indicated resources of 440,000 ounces and additional inferred resource of 590,000 ounces.

Although the grade of the gold in County Monaghan is low by world standards, the size of the find and the surging prices of the metal mean it could still be hugely profitable.

What would you do with 450M in gold.

I'd make a huge statue of me.

I might also buy NSG and pay the Mods, not because I feel sorry for them but because I want them to effectively be my slaves.

...pay the Mods... because I want them to effectively be my slaves.

You don't really get slavery do you? Bless.

You don't really get slavery do you? Bless.
:p

rats! looks like we drew the borders wrong again :(

if I had that kind of gold I would sell it at a fair market price and invest in numerous businesses for long term financial security

What would you do with 450M in gold.
Wait - even if you assume 500,000 ounces it's only £225 million.

Liar!

What would you do with 450M in gold.
Laugh at those poorer than myself, then float off in a totally kicking yacht and go on adventures and such. Awesome times.

Laugh at those poorer than myself, then float off in a totally kicking yacht and go on adventures and such. Awesome times.

the jokes on you because that kind of weight would quickly sink any kind of yacht rather quickly (or rather just fall through the bottom)

the jokes on you because that kind of weight would quickly sink any kind of yacht rather quickly (or rather just fall through the bottom)
Ya I'd sell it noob :p

I don't know where the article in the OP is from, but last time I described Ireland as being part of the 'British Isles' some people got rather upset.

You don't really get slavery do you? Bless.

Hence 'effectively', but yeah, I'm not likely to own them as such and Lord knows they're prickly bastards so unlikely to respond to my demands no matter I throw a coin of gold their way.

*scrunches up master plan and rewrites*

Wait - even if you assume 500,000 ounces it's only £225 million.

Liar!

What, I assume 1 million ounces give or take a few, 440, 000 + 590, 000.

Ignoramus!

I don't know where the article in the OP is from, but last time I described Ireland as being part of the 'British Isles' some people got rather upset.

I think, geographically, they're part of the British Isles though not part of Great Britain & Northern Ireland as a....as whatever that is.

I think, geographically, they're part of the British Isles though not part of Great Britain & Northern Ireland as a....as whatever that is.

Well, that was always my thought, but these particular people seemed to resent being called 'British' in any way.

Well, that was always my thought, but these particular people seemed to resent being called 'British' in any way.

You'd think with all that gold they wouldn't care but no, the Irish always have to be difficult.

What would you do with 450M in gold.



NOT TELL ANYONE-California has had enough gold rushes...

Gold teeth for everyone, fuck yeah!

Ya I'd sell it noob :p

well you can't expect to follow in the steps of L. Ron when Rhodesia has ceased to exist

Well, that was always my thought, but these particular people seemed to resent being called 'British' in any way.

then its settled, citizens of the Republic of Ireland shall from this point on be known as British

Gold teeth for everyone, fuck yeah!

but what will you do when everyones teeth start turning green :p

well you can't expect to follow in the steps of L. Ron when Rhodesia has ceased to exist
Would mainly just kick about in the West Indies tbqh :p

but what will you do when everyones teeth start turning green :p

Whalebone teeth for everyone, fuck yeah!

then its settled, citizens of the Republic of Ireland shall from this point on be known as British

A little known fact of history is that the Irish could have kicked out the British centuries ago.

The problem was that if more than two Irish people gather together they have to go down to the pub to discuss things.

This is why no rebellion ever succeeded, anytime they got a decent amount of people, as they marched to fight they'd drop off for a pint on the way.

Half of them would wake up in the morning on a ship in the middle of the Atlantic on the way to the US, that's why there's so many Irish over there.

The other half would wake up with massive hangovers, forget what the party was about but all agree they should meet up again soon for another.

This is true, someone in Dublin told me, an official guide to some building they have where the statue of Justice faces the wrong way, which they all got uppity about for some reason.

then its settled, citizens of the Republic of Ireland shall from this point on be known as British

Yay! I can use the iplayer now!

What, I assume 1 million ounces give or take a few, 440, 000 + 590, 000.

Ignoramus!
What, so just because I don't know how to read I'm an ignoramus now?

Meanie!

The problem was that if more than two Irish people gather together they have to go down to the pub to discuss things.

So that's why it took such a long time for the Irish to regain their independence: first there had to be a total absence of alcoholic beverages!

Leprechauns DO exist! :eek: *Moves to Ireland*

old news. The quality of mineral is poor and is nothing like the yield of any major mine or mineral field. Having said that, Im sure they'll turn it into kitsch crap for tourists...

Old news is ooooooooold

What this is not even that funny in relation to a title.

What you need is a midget, dressed as some sort of mythical creature, standing at the end of a rainbow, and sitting in a big old tub of gold.

Who needs gold when you can get invaded by First Minister of Northern Ireland Peter Robinson instead?

Who needs gold when you can get invaded by First Minister of Northern Ireland Peter Robinson instead?

Better him than that crazy homophobe one.

Better him than that crazy homophobe one.

You mean...his wife?

Better him than that crazy homophobe one.

As he's in the DUP, you might as well warn people to be on the look out for a 'dark haired' man from China.