bellacorick bog tour

The Bog Train at Bellacorick, located on the N59, links the past, the present and the future. Initiated and run by Bord Na Mona (The Irish Turf Board) the train trip through Belacorick Bog is accompanied by an account of how energy is generated from Irish Peat. The train travels to Ireland's first windfarm, which consists of 21 turbines and can meet the requirements of 4,000 households. On the Bog Train the visitor learns of the process involved in harvesting 400,000 tonnes of milled peat annually by Bord na Mona at the Oweninny plant in Bellacorick. The history of how blanket bogs were formed is also given, as well as an account of flora and fauna associated with bogs. Visitors also get a chance to cut a few sods of turf by hand, using a traditional implement called a 'Slean'.