In ancient times, dairy or animal fat was buried in bogs for preservation or put in a wooden container as an offering to gods or spirits, according to The Irish News. The slab of bog butter on ...
A strange object with a “cheesy” smell turned out to be an ancient discovery, one of the largest of its kind in Ireland. Oftentimes, ancient discoveries come out of archaeological sites, but ...
“It’s the most primal thing in the world to sit around a fire. People love the idea that the ancient Irish were enjoying a fire festival here thousands of years ago,” he tells me.