| Wicklow Gold Rush | |
|---|---|
 The Goldmines River, the focus of attention during the gold rush | |
| Centre | Goldmines River[1] (specifically in the vicinity of the bridge at Ballinagore),[2] near Woodenbridge, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°48′23″N 6°17′34″W / 52.806354°N 6.292823°W |
| Duration | 15 September 1795–15 October 1795 |
| Discovery | 15 September 1795, northern slopes of Croghan Kinsella mountain |
| Discoverers | A group of workers felling timber on the estate of Lord Carysfort |
| Announcement of find | The 16-19 September 1795 edition of Finn's Leinster Journal, and wider exposure in a letter printed in The Freeman's Journal of 29 September[2] |
| Prospectors | Over 4,000 people onsite by 11 October 1795, prospectors and daytrippers[2] |
| Extraction | Over four weeks as much as 80 kilograms of gold recovered[3] |
The Wicklow gold rush, or the Avoca gold rush,[4] was a gold rush that began on 15 September 1795, following the discovery of gold on the northern slopes of Croghan Kinsella mountain, County Wicklow, Ireland.[5][6][7] The unregulated period of gold collection ended with a military takeover exactly one month later, on 15 October 1795.[8] Over the four week period, as much as 80 kilograms of gold was recovered by prospectors.[3] It was the only recorded gold rush to have occurred on the island of Ireland.[9]
- ^ "Abhainn an Mhianaigh Óir / Goldmines River". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b c McArdle 2011, p. 15.
- ^ a b McArdle 2011, p. 22.
- ^ "A brief history of the gold hidden around Ireland". TheJournal.ie. TheJournal.ie. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ McArdle 2011, p. 10.
- ^ King, Anthony (21 March 2013). "The Wicklow gold rush". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Vines, Gail (24 January 2007). "Histories: The hunt for the Wicklow gold". New Scientist. doi:10.1016/S0262-4079(07)60233-4. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ McArdle 2011, p. 21.
- ^ McArdle 2011, p. 162.