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.

Пікірлер: 18

  • @paulsr1965
    @paulsr196515 күн бұрын

    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
    @ChrisMoore-ch3wo17 күн бұрын

    Brilliant. Long may it continue

  • @paulsr1965
    @paulsr196515 күн бұрын

    Nice international tractor and a nice little staffie .

  • @colinmayes9446
    @colinmayes944611 күн бұрын

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

  • @johnburns6422
    @johnburns642219 күн бұрын

    Best job in the world working at the turf

  • @mariapierce2707
    @mariapierce270717 күн бұрын

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

  • @Bobt98
    @Bobt9810 күн бұрын

    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

  • @265justy
    @265justy14 сағат бұрын

    In Co Cork We normally bagged it in used fertiliser bags to take it home in a silage trailer..

  • @AffectionateAstroStation-lx5is
    @AffectionateAstroStation-lx5is17 күн бұрын

    It would be a great spot for Eamon Ryan. 😊

  • @jimosullivan4866
    @jimosullivan486619 күн бұрын

    nice video

  • @denisdelaney4789
    @denisdelaney478913 күн бұрын

    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 😂😂

  • @ronanmc2112
    @ronanmc211212 күн бұрын

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

  • @user-uk8xy1ru7c
    @user-uk8xy1ru7c10 күн бұрын

    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

    @Bobt98

    Күн бұрын

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

  • @geoffhirsh2402
    @geoffhirsh240217 күн бұрын

    How many times do you handle it before burning it?

  • @user-uh7uh9uo8v

    @user-uh7uh9uo8v

    17 күн бұрын

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

  • @johnmccasthy6153
    @johnmccasthy615317 күн бұрын

    Very soon to in the past