More Pieces Of Hidden Bog Book Found (Psalms)

Irish Times ^ | 8-5-2006 | Sean Mac Connell

[wideminded]

Some of the bogs are quite deep. My sister and I were stuck in muskeg when we were quite small, and had to be rescued.

Glad to hear you came out of that OK. Sounds like the outcome could have been much worse.

[TEXOKIE]

bttt

[RouxStir]

"Why don't we ever hear of bogs and/or peat in North America?"

There's a pretty interesting bog near out West. Not much to see but of historical significance. I think it is in or near the Great Basin. The bog has (or had) thick slabs of peat that were over ice that stayed frozen year 'round because the peat insulated the ice. When travelers on the Oregon trail began going through the area, the native Americans showed them the bog as a source of water. The travelers would cut blocks of ice from the bog and pack them on their wagons, insulated with peat. They collected the cold water as the ice melted.

I was on a bicyle trip that followed the Oregon Trail when I visited the site in the early 80's and the bog was still visible but was part of a cattle pasture. The cattle congregated there and it was essentially a big mud hole when I saw it. Although , supposedly, the peat extended further back from where the cattle were.

[wideminded]

Thanks to everyone who commented on bogs and peat in North America. I sure learned a lot.

[mwyounce]

Now you know!

And knowing is half the battle!

[syriacus]

I sure learned a lot.

So did I !! I'm glad you brought up the question.

[syriacus]

There's a pretty interesting bog near out West. Not much to see but of historical significance. I think it is in or near the Great Basin...

Very interesting history!

[syriacus]

Psalm 83 sounds very up-to-date.

[fanfan]

Ping

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Yet more stuff found in the bog... monks must lost a lot of stuff down bog holes!!

[Irish_Thatcherite]

There are other things happening in this country you know...

;)

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Great summer - everyone has the turf brought home!!

[Tax-chick]

Boggles the mind.

Perhaps they were using the bog as a latrine, and the pages were "tp of last resort"?

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Well, bogs were basically warehouses in ancient and medieval times - something in the peat that preserves perishable objects.

[Humidston]

...My thoughts exactly.

[Colosis]

Great summer - everyone has the turf brought home!! Sure has. Gotta watch out for the busy bodies in the Environmental Protection Agency in case they catch you burning it! BTW, do they really use helicopters to spot people burning rubbish? I burn as much of my own rubbish as I can - drives my eco co-workers nuts when I tell them that.

[Reily]

Celtic Christian liturgy at that time had more in common with Orthodox liturgy

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Without a doubt - this chopper hovered around our business premises - an we were burning sawdust only the day before!

(They can't do a thing - it's ok to burn sawdust!)

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Oh, speaking of fires - there a major fire at chicken factory in my locality yesterday - Western Brand.

[SunkenCiv]

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