Discover the stories, secrets, flora and fauna of our boglands. From ancient bog bodies to buried treasure, supernatural sprites to 5,000-year-old butter, the bogs of Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands are full of mysteries, as Mal Rogers discovers.

Old Croghan Man (Seanfhear Chruacháin in Irish) is a well-preserved Irish Iron Age bog body found in June 2003. The remains are named after Croghan Hill, north of Daingean, County Offaly, near where the body was found. The find is on display in …

Sep 7, 2022 · Flanked by dramatic cliffs and the Atlantic Ocean, a five-square-mile stretch of bogland in County Mayo blankets a field between Ballycastle and Belmullet in west Ireland. With few trees and low...

Feb 8, 2025 · Few landscapes hold the kind of eerie beauty and haunting history that an Irish bog does. These vast, mist-laden wetlands stretch across the countryside like a forgotten memory, steeped in legend, mystery, and the unmistakable scent of turf smoke.

Oct 19, 2019 · On the northern coast of County Mayo, in the west of Ireland, a 5,500-year-old agricultural community is hidden (and preserved) under a bog. You can visit the site, Ceide Fields, on your own or...

Nov 13, 2023 · Experts tell of the violent and gruesome deaths of ancient Irish kings, but what is the truth behind these amazingly well-preserved bog bodies housed in this Dublin museum?

Mar 29, 2025 · Peat bogs may not be unique to Ireland, but their place in the Irish cultural imagination certainly is. Against the drama of our mountains, and of the waves shaping our rugged shores, peat bogs...

Planning on taking a trip to Ireland, why not include a visit to one of Ireland’s fascinating bogs, bursting with nature and home to thousands of rare species and a magical array of Irish wildlife – From rare birds like the curve-beaked curlew to frogs and giant water-walking spiders.

Nov 18, 2022 · Ireland's dead men do tell tales including how they lived and were killed Ireland's bog bodies, dating back 10,000 years, tell the incredible stories of the Irish people's ancient...

May 26, 2022 · Dutch ecology professor Matthijs Schouten has a unique understanding of Irish bogs and the transformational changes in how they have come to be viewed, understood and used in the past few...