Read more The post From Bogs to Blossoms: ... In a way, every Irish wetland is a living museum, holding clues to the country’s deep ecological past and its ever-shifting present.

Ireland's peat bogs have heated Irish homes for centuries. ... bringing frequent rain that nurtures peat bog, a type of wetland where dead plant material doesn't decay, ... Chris Hill/Getty Images) ...

Turkey-tail fungus at Abbeyleix bog, taken from ‘Tapestry of Light — Ireland’s bogs and wetlands as never seen before’ by Tina Claffey. “Tina Claffey’s photography is a lesson in the ...

A Donegal farmer made a historic find unearthing a 22kg slab of bog butter, believed to be one of the largest finds of its kind discovered in Ireland, possibly dating back as far as the Bronze Age.

Previously, the oldest bog body ever found in Ireland was 1,300 years old, according to the Irish Times. Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now Get the world’s most fascinating ...

What ancient secrets lie beneath this little-known Irish bog? A new immersive visitor center sheds light on Céide Fields, an archaeological site older than Egypt’s Pyramids.

In ancient times, dairy or animal fat was buried in bogs for preservation or put in a wooden container as an offering to gods or spirits, according to The Irish News. The slab of bog butter on ...

The peat bogs of Ireland are an iconic part of its rural landscape. But a fierce donnybrook has erupted over the harvesting of peat, known locally as turf cutting. Recently enacted European Union ...

They turned up around Halloween, as a roaring storm gripped the wetlands of Northern Ireland and tilled its ground: human bones, sticking up from the tea-colored water in Bellaghy bog, halfway ...

Battle of the bogs: Farmers and EU face off over Ireland’s largest carbon store Irish farmers have been burning carbon-rich peat to heat their rural homes for generations, but the practice has ...