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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 ...

An old legend, dating back to at least 1325, describes an island off the West coast of Ireland called Hy-Brasil. Like Atlantis, the island has been impossible to locate. Unlike Atlantis, there are ...