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Collecting Turf from the Bog, Connemara, County Galway, Republic of Ireland

Smooth Newt
BB-522 Smooth / Common NEWT - showing belly and feet in water, UK Triturus vulgaris Distribution: UK, Europe, Southern Scandinavia, Russia and western Asia

Sweet gale or Dutch myrtle, Myrica gale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst

Turf Bog, Connemara (c.1920-40). Craig, James Humbert 1877-1944. Date: 1920-40 (circa)

Dream Falls - Tahquamenon Falls State Park
Upper Tahquamenon Falls in Fall Color. Tahquamenon Falls State Park encompasses close to 50, 000 acres stretching over 13 miles

Alcock & Brown - 3
Captain Alcock and Lieutenant Brown terminate their successful first crossing of the Atlantic by air by crashing their Vickers Vimy in an Irish bog

Rail / Chat Moss / 1831
LIVERPOOL - MANCHESTER RAILWAY The railway crosses the Chat Moss peat bog, a major feat of civil engineering on the part of George Stephenson

Rannoch Moor in the evening light, Highlands, Scotland, Great Britain

Frosses Bog near Ballymena - a view of a tree lined country road with turf stacked. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Ballymena). Date: circa early 1900s

Nydam Viking Ship
The 007 Nydam ship, one of three vessels discovered in the 19th century, and dating from the late Iron Age. Preservation was aided by the ships peat bog deposit site

Poster, Connemara, Great Southern Railways, Ireland
Poster, Connemara, The Old Bog Road, Great Southern Railways, Ireland. Date: circa 1920

Robin (Erithacus rubecula) at RSPB Leighton Moss Bird Reserve, Silverdale, Lancashire, England, UK. February 2016

Clamping Turf in a Fermanagh Peat Bog - a view of a group of workers stacking turf into piles over the peat bog. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Fermanagh). Date: circa early 1900s

Cutting the Turf in a Co. Derry Peat Bog - a view of a group of workers cutting turf from a face. There are two turf barrows being used. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim)

Father Christmas - on bicycle cycling past Fir Trees covered in snow Digital Manipulation
ME-2563-M Father Christmas - on bicycle cycling past Fir Trees covered in snow Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Peat cutting with blocks drying Isle of Skye, Scotland
MAB-20 Peat cutting with blocks / briquettes drying Isle of Skye, Scotland Extracting fuel fossil seam. Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Castleisland Lough Key Forest Park, Boyle, Co Roscommon, Ireland

Mulranny, Clew Bay, Co Mayo, Ireland

Stacking Turf in Donegal - a view of three people, one with a turf creel on his back, stacking turf into a large pile in a Donegal bog. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Donegal)

Bog land, off the Bog Road between Clifden and Roundstone, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Dawn
Norbert Maier

Lunchtime
Daan de Vos

An engraving depicting navvies working on the Liverpool-Manchester Railway across Chat Moss Bog, 19th century
5310641 An engraving depicting navvies working on the Liverpool-Manchester Railway across Chat Moss Bog, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1859); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cranberry, cowberry and bog bilberry
5856546 Cranberry, cowberry and bog bilberry; (add.info.: Cranberry, Vaccinium oxycoccos, cowberry, V. vitis idaea and bog bilberry, V. uliginosum)

Water arum, Calla palustris
5856350 Water arum, Calla palustris; (add.info.: White water arum (marsh bastard arum, dragon lily), Calla palustris, White flower shown cut above two large, flat, heart-shaped, dark-green leaves

Bog bilberry, Myrtillus uliginosa Drej
5855905 Bog bilberry, Myrtillus uliginosa Drej.; (add.info.: Bog bilberry, Myrtillus uliginosa Drej. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Navvies working on the Liverpool-Manchester Railway
5308493 Navvies working on the Liverpool-Manchester Railway.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting navvies working on the Liverpool-Manchester Railway across the Chat Moss Bog. Dated 19th century)

Patten used for a special horse shoe
5308494 Patten used for a special horse shoe.; (add.info.: Patten used for a special horse shoe used to prevent horses from sinking into the Chat Moss Bog. Dated 19th century)

Bog myrtle or sweet gale, Myrica gale
5856129 Bog myrtle or sweet gale, Myrica gale; (add.info.: Bog myrtle or sweet gale, Myrica gale. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Bog rosemary, Andromeda polifolia
5855910 Bog rosemary, Andromeda polifolia; (add.info.: Bog rosemary, Andromeda polifolia. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora)

Patten for a wrought iron v-section railway line
5308495 Patten for a wrought iron v-section railway line.; (add.info.: Patten for a wrought iron v-section railway line designed by Stannard and used on Chat Moss bog. Dated 19th century)

Bog bean, Menyanthes trifoliata
5855080 Bog bean, Menyanthes trifoliata; (add.info.: Bog bean, Menyanthes trifoliata. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved on steel by Weddell from John Stephenson)

Bog adder's mouth orchid, Hammarbya paludosa, and white adder's mouth orchid, Malaxis monophyllos
5856170 Bog adder's mouth orchid, Hammarbya paludosa, and white adder's mouth orchid, Malaxis monophyllos; (add.info.: Bog adder's mouth orchid, Hammarbya paludosa)

Lancashire asphodel, Narthecium ossifragum Huds
5856148 Lancashire asphodel, Narthecium ossifragum Huds.; (add.info.: Lancashire asphodel, Narthecium ossifragum Huds. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Sandworts and stitchworts
5856100 Sandworts and stitchworts; (add.info.: Thymeleaf sandwort, Arenaria serpyllifolia, mouse-ear chickweed, Cerastium vulgare, mountain stitchwort, Minuartia biflora, and bog stitchwort)

Bog arum, Calla palustris
5856173 Bog arum, Calla palustris; (add.info.: Bog arum, Calla palustris. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora), Stockholm

Visit of Her Majesty to the Camp, at Aldershott, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Visit of Her Majesty to the Camp, at Aldershott, 1856. British Army garrison in Hampshire. On every side there is merely a waste boggy moor, dreary and repellent in its aspect

The Falkland Islands: Encounter of a Sealer with a Sea-Lion, in a Tussac Bog, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Falkland Islands: Encounter of a Sealer with a Sea-Lion, in a Tussac Bog, 1856. European attacking a sea-lion...in a Tussac bog

Wooded Hills behind a Meadow with a Peat Bog, 1840-1905. Creator: Valentin Ruths
Wooded Hills behind a Meadow with a Peat Bog, 1840-1905

Before at Wakefield, New York City, through driveway was built, c1907. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Before at Wakefield, New York City, through driveway was built, c1907. Wakefield swamp before reclamation, Wakefield, Bronx, N.Y

Plan of the Wash, between the Coasts of Norfolk and Lincolnshire, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Plan of the Wash, between the Coasts of Norfolk and Lincolnshire, 1850. Map showing the proposed new general outfall and land to be reclaimed in the...Norfolk Estuary

Cutting Turf, and Preparing it for the Rick, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Cutting Turf, and Preparing it for the Rick, 1850. Making peat charcoal at Derrymullen, Kildare, Ireland:.. two skenes are used to chop or make a long incision in the bank or bench from which

The Bog of Allen, from the Canal Side, 1850. Creator: Smyth
The Bog of Allen, from the Canal Side, 1850. The Irish Amelioration Society - Manufacture of Peat Charcoal...view of the bog...with Carbara Castle in the distance...the works...on the left

Irish Amelioration Society - Model Station at Derrymullen on the Bog of Allen, 1850. Creator: W Thomas
Irish Amelioration Society - Model Station at Derrymullen on the Bog of Allen, 1850. Manufacture of Peat Charcoal...Aided by an influential court of Directors, Mr

One of the Retorts for Burning the Turf into Charcoal, 1850. Creator: Smyth
One of the Retorts for Burning the Turf into Charcoal, 1850. Drying peat to make charcoal at Derrymullen, Kildare, Ireland....in the centre or main building are the furnaces, thirty-six in number

Red water caused by tannins in peat bog flowing out of the Etang de la Gruere, peat bog, Rhine river catchment, Canton of Jura, Switzerland. November 2013. Photographed for the Freshwater Project

White waterlily (Nymphaea alba) in Naardermeer bog lake, Holland. May

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"Bog: Unveiling Nature's Mysteries" Step into the enchanting world of bogs, where nature weaves its magic amidst a tapestry of diverse landscapes. From the rugged bronco-like terrains to the delicate tranquility of Dream Falls, bogs offer an extraordinary glimpse into Earth's wonders. In County Galway's Connemara region, witness the age-old tradition of collecting turf from the bog. This timeless practice connects locals with their heritage and sustains them through winter months. The scent of freshly cut peat fills the air as generations come together in this laborious yet rewarding task. Travel back in time to 1831 when Rail/Chat Moss became a symbol of human ingenuity. Once deemed impassable marshland, it was transformed into fertile ground for progress and development - a testament to mankind's determination. Journey further north to Scotland's Rannoch Moor bathed in ethereal evening light. Here, Great Britain reveals its wild side as untamed beauty stretches as far as the eye can see. A place where solitude meets serenity and nature reigns supreme. Venture across borders to Frosses Bog near Ballymena, Ireland; an oasis teeming with life amidst its watery depths. Delicate flora dances on mirrored surfaces while birdsong fills every corner – a sanctuary for both wildlife enthusiasts and weary souls seeking solace. Marvel at Nydam Viking Ship’s discovery; an archaeological treasure that emerged from Denmark’s ancient peat bogs after centuries submerged beneath layers of history. Its resurrection sheds light on our ancestors' seafaring prowess and ignites imaginations worldwide. Celebrate pioneers Alcock & Brown who defied gravity by completing aviation's first non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919 – their landing site forever etched within Clifden Bog’s hallowed grounds. Their audacious feat continues inspiring dreamers today.