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Map: Eightofnine (own work, public domain) For one, it’s an island. The Irish Sea is 50-plus miles wide. ... and another between Britain and Ireland, allowing easy passage to the islands.

Nearly a quarter of Ireland is covered in peat soils, according to a new map created by researchers from across the island, representing a 13pc increase over previous estimates.

The island can be reached by paddling from the shore when the water levels are low, about knee deep. However, in a period of wet weather the level of the lake is much higher and wading is not an ...

Friday night on Owey Island and it's like we've been time-warped into the Ireland of years gone by. Smoke from burning turf fills the air as the small cluster of locals potter in and out of their ...