WATCH: Go back in time to some of the people who worked Tipp's busiest mine in the 1960s

Go back in time to the village of Silvermines in Tipperary that lies north of the Silvermine mountain range and takes its name from its extensive mines of silver, zinc, bauxite, and lead.

Following the closure of the mines in 1961, many miners were forced to emigrate. However fortunes changed with the arrival of companies Magcobar (Ireland) Limited in 1963 and a second mining company Mogul of Ireland Limited in 1965.