Cregganbaun
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Cregganbaun An Creagán Bán
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Cregganbaun School
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 Cregganbaun
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| Coordinates: 53°42′00″N 9°48′27″W / 53.7000°N 9.8075°WCoordinates: 53°42′00″N 9°48′27″W / 53.7000°N 9.8075°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | L806737 |
Cregganbaun (Irish: An Creagán Bán) is a village in County Mayo, Ireland.
In 2007 there were reports of a proposal by a company called Mayo’s Gold to open a niche tourism gold mine in Cregganbaun, and an interpretative visitor centre in Louisburgh. This re-ignited a 20 years controversy when several mining companies attempted to open commercial quantity gold mines on the side of Croagh Patrick and in the Cregganbaun/Doolough region. The principal idea was to develop a national tourism product around a show mine, producing a small amount of gold and not a commercial mining venture.
Cregganbaun National School is now disused and local children travel to modern schools at Killeen or Louisburgh.
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