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By Ireland West Farmstay
Free cancellation available
Price is P 10,053 per traveler* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travelers
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
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Overview

    • Learn about life on a rural Irish small-scale working farm
    • Try your hand at cutting turf, the fuel burned in Ireland for millennia
    • Meet the friendly farm animals and enjoy rustic scenery on your stroll

Activity location

    • Carracastle
    • Carracastle, County Mayo, Ireland

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Lissymulgee, Carracastle, Co. Mayo, F45 XF75, Ireland | Meet at Ireland West Farmstay for a briefing and to choose your wellies (rubber boots). Here I'll fill you in on the history of the farm and the tradition of turf cutting and burning in Ireland. See the hearth filled with a turf fire and learn about the importance of this fuel source in the past.
    • Carracastle, County Mayo, Ireland

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Valid for 1 Hour, County Mayo: Farm & Bog Turf-Cutting Tour in English

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
P 5,026.48 x 2 TravelersP 10,052.96
Total
Price is P 10,052.96

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    You'll be accompanied on your tour by a tour guide with a lifetime's experience of farming in the area
  • Inclusions
    You can opt to try cutting turf and see it lit in a traditional hearth
  • Inclusions
    You'll hear intriguing tales of local events and folklore
  • Inclusions
    You'll meet the livestock including the pig, cows, donkeys, sheep, hens and a couple of wonder dogs
  • Inclusions
    Wellingtons (rubber boots) and thermal socks are provided

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs, High-heeled shoes, Intoxication, Littering, Smoking indoors
    • Not suitable for: Wheelchair users

What you can expect

  • Join Eddie Joe Dooney for a demonstration on 'Life on the Bogs'. You will see how the turf is cut and used in the west of Ireland. You will learn of both the Living Bogs and The Working Bogs and their intrinsic connection with rural Ireland. You will try your hand at cutting the turf whilst exploring the fascinating flora and fauna of this unique habitat. All in the beautiful surroundings of County Mayo's rural heartlands.

    " Let me show you traditional rural Ireland and discover the hard work of our ancestors”
    Eddie Joe Dooney

Location

Activity location

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    • Carracastle
    • Carracastle, County Mayo, Ireland

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Lissymulgee, Carracastle, Co. Mayo, F45 XF75, Ireland | Meet at Ireland West Farmstay for a briefing and to choose your wellies (rubber boots). Here I'll fill you in on the history of the farm and the tradition of turf cutting and burning in Ireland. See the hearth filled with a turf fire and learn about the importance of this fuel source in the past.
    • Carracastle, County Mayo, Ireland