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Bord na Móna developed Ireland’s peatlands from a local fuel source to an industry for the midlands.

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10th October 2017

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Brief History of the Peat Industry in Ireland

Peatlands have been exploited in Ireland for over a thousand years. From the 17th century there was pressure to develop bogs, seen as wastelands, for agriculture. In the 19th and early 20th centuries the emphasis changed to encouraging the development…

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Between 1810-1814 there were a series of maps commissioned to see if Irish bogs were suitable for industry. See the maps here.

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