Our Earth Is Very Young
This announcement inspired a loud chuckle when I read it this morning.
“The Office of Public Works celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the Winter Solstice at Newgrange”
How Irish Peat Bogs Created Mythology
With the wonderful weather we have had lately in Ireland, folks are taking advantage with hay making, painting, and turf cutting.
Folks ask me a lot of questions about turf cutters, why turf cutting is being banned and ask about the conservation issues.
Being the Lughnasadh month some folks are revelling in the Tailtiu clearing the forests for farming legends. There is, perhaps, some confusion about reverence for farms and farmland balanced with forestry and wetland conservation.
It is interesting to look into the creation, development and use of turf bogs to understand how the stories of mythology have evolved and possibly why the 1000s of megalithic structure dating from 4000 BC to about 1000 BC exist in Ireland.
There are two very different types of Turf Bog in Ireland, so I will attempt to present their differences in relation to the mythology of the times of their creation
Blanket Bogs
These are the most common turf bog in Ireland, and through Scotland too. From a distance these b…
Folks ask me a lot of questions about turf cutters, why turf cutting is being banned and ask about the conservation issues.
Being the Lughnasadh month some folks are revelling in the Tailtiu clearing the forests for farming legends. There is, perhaps, some confusion about reverence for farms and farmland balanced with forestry and wetland conservation.
It is interesting to look into the creation, development and use of turf bogs to understand how the stories of mythology have evolved and possibly why the 1000s of megalithic structure dating from 4000 BC to about 1000 BC exist in Ireland.
There are two very different types of Turf Bog in Ireland, so I will attempt to present their differences in relation to the mythology of the times of their creation
Blanket Bogs
These are the most common turf bog in Ireland, and through Scotland too. From a distance these b…
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