MANNOK’s plans to develop a new quarry pit near Ballyconnell in Cavan have been blasted by campaigners. A community group has been formed by locals called ‘Ballyheady – say NO to Quarry – Save Nature’ to oppose it as they claim it will threaten a historical site and the natural habitat there. The group held a public meeting last month […]
Tourists flock to Fermanagh for ‘a day in the bog’
WHEN people think of Fermanagh’s beautiful landscape they usually conjure images of lakes and forests, or the caves and Cuilcagh. A turf bog wouldn’t normally be what first comes to mind. Thanks to the creative thinking of a Belleek family, however, scores of foreign tourists have been leaving the county with memories of not only […]
Butter buried in bog in Tempo could be up to 1,500 years old
A 3lb block of ancient butter unearthed in a Tempo bog, and now permanently housed at the Fermanagh County Museum, could be 1,500 years old!