An Irish mountain landscape featuring hand cut peat (turl) stacked for drying in Connemara Co Galway Ireland

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One of Ireland's most characteristic features is the bog. Covering 1,200,000 hectares (1/6th) of the island, Ireland contains more bog, relatively speaking, than any country in Europe except Finland. Across Europe, as well as in Ireland, bogs have been exploited in recent centuries as a source of fuel. With many of the bogs in the rest of Europe already gone, Ireland's now have an increased importance to the scientific community, as well as the tourist industry. Although most bogs appear similar, there are in fact two very distinct types: Blanket Bogs are expansive, generally formed in wet or upland areas. Raised Bogs are smaller, generally formed in lowland areas.

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Photo credit: © Liam White / Alamy / Afripics
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