Bord Na Mona 25kg Irish Peat Briquettes - 2 x 12.5kg Bales

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If the item comes direct from a manufacturer, it may be delivered in non-retail packaging, such as a plain or unprinted box or plastic bag. It takes centuries for a peat bog to regenerate not to mention the carbon dioxide dispatched on its not so merrily way. The unique selling point for peat briquettes in comparison to other solid fuels is the completely unique scent which is only found in genuine Irish peat. Great tip about raking the ash before bed to try and cool it off - we may have to purchase a non-flamable bucket for our embers so we can scoop them out and then have peat multiple days in a row - so looking forward to that scent!

Hubby and I fell in love with the smell of the peat fire during our trip to Ireland and want to have that at home in the winter (though it doesn't get too cold here in Alabama! The nearest petrol station to Temple Bar is probably the one on Usher's Quay, just around the corner from the Brazen Head pub. The briquettes are highly compressed and rock hard not soft, even if you soak them they dont go back to being like normal peat. Perfect for stoves and especially open fires, where the lovely, traditional smell can be fully enjoyed.Indead, I'll be travelling to Dublin in September and would like to bring some with me (I'm an addict of this smell). Because of the challenging ecological conditions of peat wetlands, they are home to many rare and specialised organisms that are found nowhere else.

We have a heavily extracted (dead) bog nearby and I have seen people digging out sods of peat for burning.We find that the briquettes burn very quickly so we build our fire with a mixture of briquettes and coal. I was there with two Italian friends and we had forgotten to rake down the briquette fire the night before. Briquettes produce a lot of fine, white ash which tends to act like an insulating blanket on the embers and can easily still be hot the next afternoon. Some environmental organisations and scientists have pointed out that the large-scale removal of peat from bogs in Britain, Ireland and Finland is destroying wildlife habitats.