Conway Mill Trust

Ireland contains more bog land than any other country in Europe except Finland. For people in rural areas, turf curt from the bog is still a natural source of heat. Turf cutting begins in the spring and the turf is spread and rickled (piled in small mounds). By summer it is dry and brought home. Everything must be prepared before winter because the rain would rot the turf too much. It has to be dry and in the shed before autumn.