Saving the Turf! Abbert Bog Galway 2024

Take a look at saving the turf in Abbert Bog Menlough County Galway Summer 2024
McWalter contractors firstly cut the turf amd place it onto the bank
Rest of the work is done by the family through turning, footing, boxing & gróigeán to dry & save turf to keep their homes warm for winter.
This is just a short video to demonstrate the work. It compiles roughly 5 months work into a 6 min video.

[@paulsr1965]

Cutting and saving turf is part of our cultural and heritage .This is an other freedom they will try and take from us . There is counties in Ireland that if you want to build a new house , you can't have a chimney or stove , utter madness .

[@ChrisMoore-ch3wo]

Brilliant. Long may it continue

[@colinmayes9446]

That was a really good video, and shows a great Irish tradition which I appreciate, best wishes to you from England.

[@paulsr1965]

Nice international tractor and a nice little staffie .

[@johnburns6422]

Best job in the world working at the turf

[@mariapierce2707]

Excellent to find. I'd love to witness this one day. Thank you!

[@Bobt98]

We bought a cottage in Ireland and found out we had tertiary right to dig turf on the nearby bog it was a great family outing to foot up the turf so it could dry and very satisfying when the trailer loads of turf arrived knowing we would be warm and toastie over winter. Nothing else in the world smells like a turf fire we do miss it

[@AffectionateAstroStation-lx5is]

It would be a great spot for Eamon Ryan. 😊

[@denisdelaney4789]

Lovely to to see the turf coming home we have better looking turf here in kerry 😂and if eamon Ryan comes down to kerry in to a bog hole he be going 😂😂

[@jimosullivan4866]

nice video

[@ronanmc2112]

Jaysus, that’s hardship. Who’d be bothered in 2024?

[@user-uk8xy1ru7c]

How many times do you handle it? 3 times; once to foot it; 2nd time to load it; third time to put it into the cooker/ stove, you also get the body's central heating up to working temperature with the exercise.

[@Bobt98]

@@user-uk8xy1ru7c yep and worth every second we still have a couple of statues made from really hard black turf

[@geoffhirsh2402]

How many times do you handle it before burning it?

[@user-uh7uh9uo8v]

You would handle it several times. When its back in the shed it still needs a full year to dry before burning it.

[@johnmccasthy6153]

Very soon to in the past