Donal Hickey: Fancy going to the bog for your summer holidays?

Holidaying at home this year? A visit to one of Ireland's wonderful boglands is worth a spot on your itinerary

Bogs are home to a large variety of plant and animal life. Adults are starting to catch up Picture: Eamonn Farrell

What about going to the bog on your holidays! For those who worked hard in the bog, years ago, it’s difficult to imagine such places as tourist attractions. Times are changing, however.

A friend, who enjoys his foreign vacations, told us the other day his plan for the summer is to visit out-of-the-way places in Ireland he would never dream of going to in normal times. He could do worse than call to some of our most under-appreciated gems — boglands.