Editing Lough Allen (section)

===Ironworks===
[[Iron ore]] has been extracted at [[Slieve Anierin]] for millennia.{{sfn|Boate|1653|pp=128}} From the early 17th century a number of mines and works were conveniently contiguous to Lough Allen, allowing for the transportation of iron ore over water to the [[ironworks]] in boats of up to forty tons. During the [[Irish Rebellion of 1641]] nearly all ironworks were destroyed, but many were revived by the English after the [[Irish Confederate Wars]].{{sfn|Boate|1653|pp=129}} Extensive forests around Lough Allen before the 17th century were denuded to make charcoal for ironworks,{{sfn|Boate|1653|pp=120}} the industry later collapsing in the 19th century.