Matt Corbett reckons the best thing about cutting turf is that you get to disappear into silence for the day. From early April to June, locals driving the narrow Connemara road past Carna towards ...
Which sod cutter is best? Your lawn gets tired and worn out for many reasons. Sometimes invasive weeds take over and choke out your grasses. Ugly bare spots are caused by animal urine, fungal diseases ...
A resolution has been agreed in the 24 hour standoff between turf-cutters, the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and the Garda at a south Galway bog. Under the agreement brokered between two ...
THE IMAGE of a donkey and cart drawing home the turf is an iconic symbol of old Ireland. But like rural creameries, tiny post offices and remote one-teacher schools, the tradition of turf cutting has ...