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 ...

IRISH Unity is the big idea that will positively transform society on this island. Its popularity is growing and the economic ...

Environmental groups say it "is a rare opportunity to protect and enhance one of Ireland's oldest nature reserves" ...

taste-tested by Irish schoolchildren, was reported to taste like well-aged cheese.” If you know how to make regular butter, have a bog nearby, as well as plenty of time of your hands ...

Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism! Newbridge native Robert Heavey has put up a €500 reward for anybody with information regarding the recent robbery of bog oak from Clongorey ...

A Donegal farmer made a historic find unearthing a 22kg slab of bog butter, believed to be one ... The Donegal farmer told the Irish Examiner that he was excavating a drain on his farm with ...