| Show peat bogs bog of ireland ireland possesses acres of peat bog one seventh tho the total area of tho the island much of this peat to Is concen concentrated tinted la in tho the center of the country in the bog of allen alien but there aro aio also large tracts in other localities to utilize gulizo this peat not merely for domestic use but also for power purposes la is a problem which has exercised the minds of prominent irishmen for many years and the department of scientific and industrial research appointed a committee with sir john griffiths of dublin as chairman to investigate vesti gate the whole question some successful attempts have already been made in ireland to deal with the substance on a commercial basis but any efforts to utilize the deposits must always have board to thi ee clo circumstances that peat contains and retains a largo large amount of water that compared with other fuels it has a low calorific value and that it to Is extremely bulky lar a high cost of f carriage |
