Story of the Bogs - Part 1 - with John Feehan

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3 жыл бұрын

In this first of a 4 part series John Feehan sets out the story of the Midland Raised bogs over the past 12,000 years.
This episode was part funded by the Keep Well campaign 2020, an initiative of the Government of Ireland with funding from the Healthy Ireland Fund and the Sláintecare Fund delivered by Pobal.
Written and presented by John Feehan. Filmed by Tina Claffey and edited by Christiaan Feehan.
Additional imagery: Tina Claffey, Rachel McKenna, Rhoda Jennings, Pete Coxon, Matthew Carney, Bernard Kaye, Fraser Mitchell, Edwina Cole, Caitriona Devery, Mike McKenzie (cuckoo image, Wikimedia), John Beniston (newt image, Wikimedia).
With thanks also to The Wildflowers of Offaly Team , Michael O’Connell NUIG and Mark Lynch

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@gaz8891 Ай бұрын

Oh that was great, thank you. Really nicely presented. So the bog was made of 4 parts, the sticky gray clay and 3 layers on top of this made up of animal & plant remains. First, the freshwater snails & limey stonewort which form the white 'marl', then a peat layer made of fibrous swampy reed beds, and then another peat layer of the birch & alder wood (we call this type of wet woodland, alder carr). A good explanation of the natural succession of plant communities in the post-glacial lakes of central Ireland !

@carrutc2 3 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic idea for a series !

@christiaan83 3 жыл бұрын

p.p. John Feehan: thanks carrutc2, just finishing Episode 2 should be up mid-August.

@amandajstar 21 күн бұрын

Fascinating: thank you!

@kevinprice7362 Жыл бұрын

I'm very happy I found your video. Thank you so much. Kevin price. 😅

@teamcrumb 2 жыл бұрын

so happy to find your channel. these videos are fantastic, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us

@karenmahon8082 2 жыл бұрын

Really would be delighted to see John Feehan do a series on on the geological history of Ireland and educate the whole country - it would really help to stop destruction of bogland and encourage it’s restoration

@christiaan83 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to do it myself Karen, it remains a long-term ambition so you never know! pp John Feehan

@lindal8397 2 ай бұрын

wow! really interesting

@karta8436 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely video. Very interesting to learn about bogs

@NousSavons 3 жыл бұрын

Well done, maith sibh

@rachelmackarel1235 2 жыл бұрын

Fab resource! Can't wait to watch all the videos

@janeannabeleades8193 3 жыл бұрын

North Devon named a claypit village after the marl, Peters Marland, whose yellow bricks are disliked by builders for being hard to stick together, resulting in ever leaky chimneys and lintels. As flooring [paviours] they are preserved in some farm buildings.

@trevormadden4301 3 жыл бұрын

thanks john

@aislingmcconville9733 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely fascinating. Thank you so much.

@philliporion9709 3 жыл бұрын

Very much enjoyed this, and found it very informative, look forward to the next two.

@offalyheritage 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Philip.

@christiaan83 3 жыл бұрын

p.p. John Feehan: thank you Phillip, we were out on Derrinlough yesterday filming Episode 2.

@helenyoung8012 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, much enjoyed.look forward to the rest of the series.

@christiaan83 3 жыл бұрын

p.p. John Feehan: we're thrilled with the response Helen, Episode 2 coming mid-August.

@giggitygoo515 Жыл бұрын

Hi John, there is a brick kiln still standing on the outskirts of ferbane where the gallen brick was made. It sits on the banks of the Brosna river. Really interesting series, thank you for taking the time to make these videos.

@offalyheritage Жыл бұрын

Do send in a location and a photo please to heritage@offalycoco.ie

@vicwilson5861 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. I look forward to the rest of the series.

@christiaan83 3 жыл бұрын

p.p. John Feehan: was out filming for Episode 2 only yesterday Vic, should be ready mid-August.

@dervlamurphy1236 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating

@MultimediaIreland 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing how such nutrient rich peat can lay upon such poor clay. I love walking the highland bogs, great to get some insight into their formation, although I guess they're a different story, but closely similar.

@christiaan83 3 жыл бұрын

p.p. John Feehan: Yes John, this is the story of the Raised bogs, your blanket bog is quite different but no less fascinating.

@michaelroche6181 2 жыл бұрын

Its not nutrient rich. Thats why it has insectiverous plants. The peat moss you buy in shops has nutrient added.

@MultimediaIreland 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelroche6181 It is compared to that gray clay, but I get your point. Peat moss is good at holding nutrients.

@AndriyAndriyAndriy 2 жыл бұрын

Really interesting, thanks

@MrNeutross 2 жыл бұрын

Really interesting!

@realemolga6306 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting!

@galwaywool2406 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic informative piece. Well done 👍

@christiaan83 3 жыл бұрын

p.p. John Feehan: thank you Blathnid!

@subscription9 2 жыл бұрын

Super stuff.

@eliinthewolverinestate6729 6 ай бұрын

Release the beaver. Build aquifers not reservoirs. Health forest make healthy river flows. More of steady level over the year. Rather than big flash flows blowing out the bottoms.

@gaz8891 Ай бұрын

Good idea. But were there beavers in Ireland before ?