Who's into the bog

Reporter: Tony Lawler
In June we were on the west coast of Ireland and unfortunately missed "Bog
Week" by a day or 2 - but there was still heaps of bog about.   I reckon
that when they are digging and processing the bog they are "Bogging" and
they are called "Boggers", but Jude reckons that the stuff is called "peat"
and "turf" and when they are cutting and processing they are "turfcutting"
not bogging!   I prefer my version.2016 Conamara Bog Week provides a space for the creative force. This award-winning, multi-disciplinary, family friendly festival is now in its 32nd year and most events are free. The festival takes place in the Quaker village of Letterfrack, situated at the butt of the magical Diamond Mountain, which is the gateway to the Connemara National Park. This fun packed festival is a celebration of landscape all wrapped in the very best of Irish traditional music

Daily guided bog walks and talks and art exhibitions are a feature of the week and on both weekends the best players in the country will flock to the village to create magic with concerts, pub gigs and impromptu sessions.

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