For the love of Bog

The Almanac of Ireland by RTÉ

Feb 15, 20250:26:03Society & Culture

In this episode Manchán is enchanted by the Abbeyleix Bog Project, a community-based initiative that restored and rejuvenated a swathe of bogland in the Irish midlands. / A Red Hare Media production.

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