From dunes to dinner plates: Uncovering Ireland’s history at Heritage Week
Historian Tom Dillon will highlight the heritage and folklore associated with bogs, as part of the 'A Day In The Bog' session.
The impact of a tsunami, which followed the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, is well remembered along the West Cork coast.
One reason is that it modified the shell-rich sand dunes, which were a precious resource for locals, who brought it by horse-drawn cart to their farms to improve the soil.
