Irish Incense Turf Peat Fire

Turf Peat Fires have been burned in Ireland for domestic heating in it's country homes, cottages and castles for thousands of years - while also providing an incredible ambiance that is hard to explain with mere words, just like many of Ireland's fantastic people and breathtaking landscapes.

Handmade Irish Gift The aroma of a Turf fire will instantly transport you back Ireland, memories of wonderful evenings spent in a bar drinking Guinness or Paddy Whiskey, listening to traditional Irish music and exchanging stories with friends and family.

Irish Incense made with only natural organic ingredients re-create's that wonderful smouldering turf smell in your own home. Irish Peat Incense is the perfect Irish gift.

Irish Incense Burners and Ceramic Art  All of the Pottery on this site is hand made by the talented Potter and Ceramic Artist Kim Parker  each fireplace and Irish Incense Burner is a unique Irish souvenir that makes an unusual Irish present suitable for Irish men, women and anyone who has ever expeirenced the wonder of a holiday in Ireland. Visit Kim Parker Ceramics to see the range and scope of pottery and ceramic art that she can produce for you, for that very special original gift created with an idea submitted by you.

Irish Incense Turf Peat fire Handmade Irish gift

Hand thrown Ceramic Celtic Knot Peat Turf Incense Burner

Hand thrown Celtic Knot Irish Incense Burner supplied in two colours Brown & Natural

St. Patrick's Day Special Irish souvenirs,

Celebrate St. Patricks day by lighting a peat fire or the next best thing
"Irish Incense"

The wonderful aroma of burning turf will not fail to remind you of happy
times spent in Ireland.

Lucky Irish Bog Cat

THE IRISH BOG CAT

Legend tells that in ancient times the bogs of Ireland were inhabited by strange felines who wereunder the protection of St Brendan. These cats, it is said, arrived on the Emerald Isle with the *Sidhe, (shee) Their lush dark coats contained all the shades of turf, making them almost invisible in the bog land.

St Brendan took the finest of these cats on his voyages to present as gifts to the Lords of the lands he visited. The praises of these handsome cats and the luck that they brought to their owners was related far and wide by the bards. The Lucky Irish Bog Cat makes a great Irish gift for all occasions but especially for Halloween, St Patrick's Day, Weddings and birthdays.

*The Sidhe (shee) are considered to be a distinct race, quite separate from human beings yet who have had much contact with mortals over the centuries, and there are many documented testimonies to this. Belief in this race of beings who have powers beyond those of men to move quickly through the air and change their shape at will once played a huge part in the lives of people living in rural Ireland and Scotland

Pewter Celtic Gifts

Beautiful range of high quality Celtic Pewter Gifts at low cost, hand made from the finest quality lead free pewter.

Celtic Pewter Gifts

Irish Harp

Miniature Irish Harp beautifully finished in wood with gold lacquer and brass furniture. The harp comes complete with a lovely red lined case.

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What is a Bog?

Ask anyone in Ireland and they would be able to give you some sort of answer. They would also probably be able to name most of the bogs in their locality.

However, their definition would certainly not include lakes, marshes, reed swamps, fens, callows and the like. The peat bogs of Ireland stretch from the Lakes of Killarney, clear up to Tullamore and beyond.

Turf or Peat?

Peat The scientific definition of peat is partially decayed organic matter mainly of plant origin. In everyday language, peat - or turf as it is called in Ireland, is made up of the partly rotted remains of roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds and even tiny pollen grains and spores. Peat.

Turf It may be that there is some curative property in the peat. Stanislauf Topla, who first classified the peat-forming plant communities of the European peat lands, is convinced that peat contains bio-stimulators and even holds out a cure for cancer. In these enlightened days when even the multi-national drug companies are paying more than lip service to the claims of ethno-medicine, it would be a foolish shareholder who would write it all off as mere mumbo-jumbo. Turf

Irish Incense

There's no fuel like an old fuel

The rising price of oil and gas is leading many people to turn away from its use for home heating; instead they are making increasing use of turf. West Donegal in particular has seen a significant increase in those cutting their own turf, particularly around the area between Loughanure and Dungloe. (Irish Culture & Customs Newsletter)

FREE GIFT FROM IRISH INCENSE

To thank you for visiting our web site we commissioned Anna Mavourneen to make a special recording of the traditional Irish song "The Old Turf Fire" We hope you enjoy it..

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