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Formation Bogs also kno wn as Peatlands, are soft, wet lands which were once found to cover a large part of Ireland.        
Types of Bogs
Flora and Fauna      About one - seventh of the surface of Ireland is covered in boglands.  Much of this is shallow and high up in the mountains of Ireland (Blanket Bogs). The great bogs of the Central Midlands average six meters in depth  ( Raised Bogs).

Turf is also known as peat. For centuries turf has been used by Irish people as fuel for the home.

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