Show peat bogs of ireland ireland possesses acres of peat bog one seventh the total area of tile tho island much of 0 this peat la is concentrated in the center of the country in the bog of allen alien but there are also large tracts in other localities to utilize this peat not merely for domestic use but also for power purposes is a problem which has exer t iced 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 chair chairman miln to investigate vesti gate the bhole question some successful attempts have already been made in ireland to deal with the substance on a commercial basis but any eff arts to utilize the th deposits must always have regard to three circumstances that peat contains and retains a large amount of water that compared with other fuels it has a low calorific value and that it Is extremely bulky involving a high cost of 0 carriage |