Athea
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Athea suffered severe flooding in the summer of 2008 with residences sustaining serious damage especially along the river Galey. Athea National School also incured minor damage.
, surpassing even Limerick City in size. St. Bartholomew's Church is located on Colbert Street and the village has two graveyards, Holy Cross on the outskirts of the village and The "Old Graveyard" in Templeathea just over a mile away. The village has been suffering economically in recent years. Business closures are slowly downgrading the social status the town once had. Pubs, shops and the local petrol station are some of the hardest hit establishments.
In recent years, new housing estates have been built in or around the village, reviving local jobs. The local pharmacy and post office have moved location and come under new management. Two beauty salons have also been established, contributing to local employment.
at the top of the street was once the centre of the local economy, at a time when agriculture was Athea's primary economic activity. The demise of the industry lead to its closure in the late 1990s.
Across the road at the Y junction is Browne's Shop and post office which was residence of the local landlord in the early 19th century. It is believed he built his house at the top of the street so he could look down on the village when he wished.
refused to evict tenants who couldn't pay rent. A 4 m high Celtic cross
stands just off the road at the left on the way to Listowel.
The Olympic Statue, colloquially called "the feet" is a monument in The Square commemorating two Irish olympic medalists who were originally from Athea. These medalists took part in the 1916 games (the year of the Easter Rising
). The sculpture depicts two golden feet with wings spread out, standing for opportunity.
Source: Diocese of Limerick
is from Athea. Pub culture is a large element of social life with up to 12 pubs in the village in the 1990s. Also like many other towns, Athea has had its influx of immigrants from the UK, USA, Poland and China whose cultures are also celebrated.
From the 1960s many people from the area emigrated to the UK, USA and Australia. Since then the village has strong links with cities like New York
and Chicago
as well as many UK cities. Today a lot of young people from Athea take "a year out" to live and work abroad with Australia
being the preferred country.
Fishing is also popular along the river and at Glashia Lake, an artificial trout-lake at Blaine Cross.
The "Athea & District News" newsletter is published by local print company Cáirde Dúchais on a weekly basis. It features local columnists discussing lifestyle issues which affect local people as well as current affairs. It also contains articles for the neighbouring towns of Knockdown, Carrigkerry and Abbeyfeale.
The "Weekly Observer" newspaper which contains articles for towns over much of west Limerick has an "Athea Notes" column resulting in it being a household newspaper in Athea.
. She was representing New York but acknowledged that Athea was her "second home" in her speech at the pageant in 2008.
In the 2009 pageant, contestant Sinéad Lynch, representing the US state of Georgia
, also has connections to Athea on her father's side. The competition is scheduled to run from 21–26 August.
Athea is no longer dependant on agribusiness as its primary source of income. The majority of local people today are employed in the services industry, some commuting long distances to work - even as far away as Limerick
.
The main enterprises in the village today are The Gables Complex, a catering and hospitality establishment serving large portions of West Limerick and beyond, as well as the bar industry which has five pubs in total.
O' Halloran's Garden Centre is a popular garden centre for the whole region employing a number of people and is located on the Abbeyfeale Road. There is also an animal park on site which is free to visit, it is home to donkeys, sheep, goats and poultry.
, the population of the parish was 2,086 with 110 of these living in the village and 1,977 in its environs. Approx. 93% of the population are native Irish with the remaining 7% mostly foreign immigrants such as from Poland and China.
faith. Weekend mass is the centrepoint for practicing Catholics. However a decline of church-goers has occurred in recent times with just 40% of locals regularly attending mass.
The village has one Garda station and is policed by two Gardaí.
Athea is situated in the constituency of Limerick West; the parish itself is subdivided into two electoral areas - the Newcastlewest electoral area (predominantly south of the river Galey) and the Rathkeale
electoral area (north of the river) which are used mainly in local elections. At European level, Athea is in the constituency of Ireland South. At election times, the school is used as the polling station.
Although there are no post-primary schools in Athea, bus transport is available to secondary schools in nearby Abbeyfeale (St. Ita's, St. Joseph's and Abbeyfeale Vocational School) and Tarbert (Tarbert Comprehensive).
Most popular colleges and universities for Athea students include the University of Limerick
and University College Cork.
The Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick
and Kerry General Hospital in Tralee are the closest emergency rooms to Athea.
connection. However, in June 2009 Limerick County Council
announced it was to install broadband service for most of the parish in the near future in conjunction with the mobile phone operator 3
. For areas of the parish with no broadband service, mobile phone operators Vodafone
and O2 offer high-speed internet access through their mobile phone signal. This is not broadband however, and a dial-up connection is still needed.
Satellite and cable tevevision is available in most parts with all televisions automatically receiving the signal of national broadcaster RTÉ
.
-Tralee bus service operates via Athea every Wednesday. There are many local Hackney
services available especially at weekends.
There are 2 airports within 2 hours of Athea: Kerry Airport
and Shannon International Airport serving international destinations.
The closest train stations to Athea are the Colbert Station in Limerick City and Charleville
in County Cork
.
or Bord Gáis Energy
to all residences.
Each household has two waste bins; one for landfill waste and the other for recycling. South West Bins Ltd. collects these bins each week with landfill waste being collected one week and recycled waste being collected the next.
There are no gas lines in the area and so gas has to be purchased in cylinders. Heating energy is gotten mainly from coal
, oil
and peat
. There are bogs dispersed around the parish where peat is harvested into turf for heating.
Landscape
The parish is gently undulating with predominantly brown earth soils, greatly suited to pastoral farming. Nestled in the hills of West Limerick, Athea is one of the highest points in the county. The area is will drained with many streams and smaller rivers flowing into the larger River Galey.Streetscape
Colbert Street and Dalton Street make up the streetscape of the town. The Parish of Athea is the largest in County LimerickCounty Limerick
It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...
, surpassing even Limerick City in size. St. Bartholomew's Church is located on Colbert Street and the village has two graveyards, Holy Cross on the outskirts of the village and The "Old Graveyard" in Templeathea just over a mile away. The village has been suffering economically in recent years. Business closures are slowly downgrading the social status the town once had. Pubs, shops and the local petrol station are some of the hardest hit establishments.
In recent years, new housing estates have been built in or around the village, reviving local jobs. The local pharmacy and post office have moved location and come under new management. Two beauty salons have also been established, contributing to local employment.
Architecture
In recent years the village has made significant improvements such as the refurbishment of the local community centre (Con Colbert Memorial Hall) and the building of a footbridge across the river Galey.Con Colbert Memorial Hall
The Memorial Hall is the location of most meetings, sports events and other gatherings among locals. Over the last few years it has undergone a major extension which saw the installation of a state-of-the-art sports complex. The cost of the renovation neared €1 million and despite charity donations, government grants and other fundraising efforts, the community hall committee is still faced with a large debt which has been decreasing each year due to fund raising activities carried out by the committee. Today, the Hall is home to the local basketball team, the Athea Vixens and Athea GAA frequently take advantage of its indoor sports facilities.John Paul II Footbridge
Athea's only pedestrian bridge was opened by Donal Murray, Bishop of Limerick, in 2005. The bridge is located next to the existing road bridge at the intersection of the R523/R524 roads. It had been proposed for years for the local school pupils who were crossing the busy road bridge and was seen as a health and safety hazard sharing the bridge with cars. The bridge is 2m wide and 11m long. It was commissioned by Athea Community Council Ltd. who have raised €260,000. The debt is now down to €27,000 due to the weekly "Lucky Numbers" lotto which takes place each Saturday night.St. Bartholomew's Church
St. Bartholomew's Roman Catholic Church is arguably the centrepiece of the town's architecture. It is located on the main street and was built in 1832. It underwent renovations in 1862 and 1986/87. The church spire can be seen from all approach roads to the village. The church bell can be heard in many parts of the parish; it sounds daily at 12:00 and 18:00 for the Angelus as well as funerals and Mass times (09:00 and 19:30 weekdays & Saturday, 09:00 and 11:00 Sundays). The church is headed by Fr. Paddy Bowen PP and Canon Patrick Kelly PE.Athea National School
Athea NS is located in Templeathea, just east of the village centre. It was built in 1921 with an original capacity of 100 students. A large extension to the school was officially opened by Bishop of Limerick Dr. Donal Murray on Sunday 22 March 2009. Today's building houses five classrooms with toilet facilities in each room, a principal's office, a secretary's office, a library, a computer room and a preschool. The school is headed by the Athea National School Board of Management chaired by Canon Kelly. The current principal is Mrs. Margaret Watters.Athea Creamery
The creameryCreamery
In a dairy, the creamery is the location of cream processing. Cream is separated from whole milk; pasteurization is done to the skimmed milk and cream separately. Whole milk for sale has had some cream returned to the skimmed milk....
at the top of the street was once the centre of the local economy, at a time when agriculture was Athea's primary economic activity. The demise of the industry lead to its closure in the late 1990s.
Across the road at the Y junction is Browne's Shop and post office which was residence of the local landlord in the early 19th century. It is believed he built his house at the top of the street so he could look down on the village when he wished.
Monuments
The Goold Monument, located in Upper Athea commemorates James Goold, a landlord who, at the time of the Great FamineGreat Famine
Great Famine may refer to any of several historical famines:* The Great Famine of 1315–1317 in northern Europe* The Great India Famine of 1344-1345...
refused to evict tenants who couldn't pay rent. A 4 m high Celtic cross
Celtic cross
A Celtic cross is a symbol that combines a cross with a ring surrounding the intersection. In the Celtic Christian world it was combined with the Christian cross and this design was often used for high crosses – a free-standing cross made of stone and often richly decorated...
stands just off the road at the left on the way to Listowel.
The Olympic Statue, colloquially called "the feet" is a monument in The Square commemorating two Irish olympic medalists who were originally from Athea. These medalists took part in the 1916 games (the year of the Easter Rising
Easter Rising
The Easter Rising was an insurrection staged in Ireland during Easter Week, 1916. The Rising was mounted by Irish republicans with the aims of ending British rule in Ireland and establishing the Irish Republic at a time when the British Empire was heavily engaged in the First World War...
). The sculpture depicts two golden feet with wings spread out, standing for opportunity.
Townlands
The large parish of Athea is divided into 25 townlands:- Athea Lower [Áth an tSléibhe Íochtair - the fort of the mountain]
- Athea Upper [Áth an tSléibhe Uachtar - the fort of the mountain]
- Clash North [An Chlais - the trench]
- Clash South [An Chlais - the trench]
- Coole East [An Chúil - the corner]
- Coole West [An Chúil - the corner]
- Cratloe East [An Chreatalach - a sallow wood]
- Cratloe West [An Chreatalach - a sallow wood]
- Direen Lower [An Doirín - the small thicket]
- Direen Upper [An Doirín - the small thicket]
- Dromada [Drom Fhada - long ridge]
- Glashapullagh [Glaise an Phollaigh - the stream of the place of holes]
- Glenagore [Gleann an Ghabhair - the glen of the goat]
- Gortnagross [Gort na gCros - the field of the crosses]
- Keale North [An Caol - the narrow feature]
- Keale South [An Caol - the narrow feature]
- Knockdown [Cnoc Donn - brown hill]
- Knockfinisk [Cnoc Finnisce - hill of bright water]
- Knocknagorna [Cnoc na gCoirneach - the hill of the clerics]
- Parkanna [An Pháirc - the field]
- Rooskagh [Rúscach - marshy place]
- Templeathea East [Teampaill an tSléibhe - The church of the mountain]
- Templeathea West [Teampaill an tSléibhe - The church of the mountain]
- Tooradoo [Na Tuara Dubha - the black animal enclosures]
- Tooreendonnell [Tuairín Dónaill - the small animal enclosure of Dónall]
Source: Diocese of Limerick
Culture and Contemporary Life
Athea, like most Irish settlements is home to a wide array of traditional Irish music and dancing. Traditional Irish singer Con GreaneyCon Greaney
Con Greaney was a traditional Irish singer from Athea, West Limerick. He was renowned for having a huge store of songs and for having an unadulterated traditional style...
is from Athea. Pub culture is a large element of social life with up to 12 pubs in the village in the 1990s. Also like many other towns, Athea has had its influx of immigrants from the UK, USA, Poland and China whose cultures are also celebrated.
From the 1960s many people from the area emigrated to the UK, USA and Australia. Since then the village has strong links with cities like New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
as well as many UK cities. Today a lot of young people from Athea take "a year out" to live and work abroad with Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
being the preferred country.
Entertainment
The pubs in Athea village have events most weekends drawing locals into the town. Pub quizzes, card games, karaoke and traditional music competitions are held regularly. Annually large events such as the Athea Motorcycle Road Races, Vintage Rally and TradFéile are held during summer months drawing large crowds to Athea.Athea Motorcycle Road Races
This is an annual event which draws thousands to the village each June. It is considered very important to the local economy and in 2007 an estimated 18,000 descended on the village according to Gardaí. The Motor Cycle Races are a two day event taking place on a Saturday and Sunday at the end of June. The races attract spectators from all over Ireland, the UK and even further afield. Names such as Martin Finnegan and William Dunlop have taken part in the event in the past. A fun fair is usually brought to the village the week before the festival.Sports
Gaelic football and soccer are the two most common sports in Athea with each having its own complex. Basketball is also a popular pastime.Áth an tSléibhe CLG
Athea GAA recently had its pitch and clubhouse refurbished and games take place during the summer months. The team colours are maroon and white, reflecting the colours of the Athea flag. The club is located in Templeathea, 1 km east of the village on the R523. Athea Credit Union are the primary sponsors of the club.Athea Utd. AFC
Athea United Athletic Football Club is the local soccer establishment and moved to a new site in 2000. The club recently installed Synthetic Field Grass and has invested heavily into its amenities. The team colours are blue and white. The clubhouse and pitch are located in Lower Dirreen (on the Glin Road (R524) )Games take place during the winter months and the Top of the Town bar is the top sponsor.Athea Blazers Basketball Club
The Athea Blazers were formed in 2005 and has been growing since its inception. Its base is at Con Colbert Memorial Hall where all of its home games are played. Games take place year-round and the team colours are red and blue.Fishing is also popular along the river and at Glashia Lake, an artificial trout-lake at Blaine Cross.
Parklands
The village has many green areas in which locals can admire the beauty of the scenic countryside.Markievicz Park
This is a housing estate in the centre of Athea village that also contains a green area for recreation.The Giant's Garden
This is a walk from the Memorial Hall to Holy Cross Cemetery in Templeathea. It is named after a legend that incorporates a giant carrying his deceased mother on his shoulders to be buried. The walk kept with trees and flowers complementing the scenery of the surrounding hillside. The Giant's Garden overlooks Athea Village as well as the rolling hills and river southwest of the village.Media
The village was the setting for the local drama sequel Hard Times which released three videos in the early first decade of the 21st century. The dramas used local actors and was an instant hit with residents and neighbouring towns.The "Athea & District News" newsletter is published by local print company Cáirde Dúchais on a weekly basis. It features local columnists discussing lifestyle issues which affect local people as well as current affairs. It also contains articles for the neighbouring towns of Knockdown, Carrigkerry and Abbeyfeale.
The "Weekly Observer" newspaper which contains articles for towns over much of west Limerick has an "Athea Notes" column resulting in it being a household newspaper in Athea.
Rose of Tralee connections
In 2007, Lisa Murtagh, whose mother is an Athea native, was crowned 48th Rose of TraleeRose of Tralee (festival)
The Rose of Tralee festival is an international competition which is celebrated among Irish communities all over the world. The festival takes its inspiration from a nineteenth century ballad of the same name about a woman called Mary, who because of her beauty was called The Rose of Tralee. The...
. She was representing New York but acknowledged that Athea was her "second home" in her speech at the pageant in 2008.
In the 2009 pageant, contestant Sinéad Lynch, representing the US state of Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, also has connections to Athea on her father's side. The competition is scheduled to run from 21–26 August.
Economy
Athea is no longer the active marketplace it once was. Numerous shops and pubs have closed as bigger chains have opened in the larger towns. There were once three petrol stations in the village; all three have now closed. Although there have been closures in Athea, more people have moved to the area and the village is still growing with housing estates still proposed for the outskirts and being currently built in the Village Centre.Athea is no longer dependant on agribusiness as its primary source of income. The majority of local people today are employed in the services industry, some commuting long distances to work - even as far away as Limerick
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
.
The main enterprises in the village today are The Gables Complex, a catering and hospitality establishment serving large portions of West Limerick and beyond, as well as the bar industry which has five pubs in total.
O' Halloran's Garden Centre is a popular garden centre for the whole region employing a number of people and is located on the Abbeyfeale Road. There is also an animal park on site which is free to visit, it is home to donkeys, sheep, goats and poultry.
Demographics
In the 2006 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, the population of the parish was 2,086 with 110 of these living in the village and 1,977 in its environs. Approx. 93% of the population are native Irish with the remaining 7% mostly foreign immigrants such as from Poland and China.
Religion
Athea is predominantly Roman Catholic however a small percentage of residents belong to the Church of IrelandChurch of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
faith. Weekend mass is the centrepoint for practicing Catholics. However a decline of church-goers has occurred in recent times with just 40% of locals regularly attending mass.
Law and Government
While the village is governed by the state and the local County Council, the church still has a large influence in this area with much financing for local projects being sought from the church. It also has a significant say in the running of the local primary school.The village has one Garda station and is policed by two Gardaí.
Athea is situated in the constituency of Limerick West; the parish itself is subdivided into two electoral areas - the Newcastlewest electoral area (predominantly south of the river Galey) and the Rathkeale
Rathkeale
Rathkeale is a town in west County Limerick, Ireland. It is located 30 km southwest of Limerick city on the N21 road to Tralee, and lies on the River Deel. Rathkeale has a significant Irish Traveller population....
electoral area (north of the river) which are used mainly in local elections. At European level, Athea is in the constituency of Ireland South. At election times, the school is used as the polling station.
Education
The primary school - Athea National School (Athea NS) - was built in 1921. Prior to this, a small thatched schoolhouse was located centrally in the village (now no longer in use). The local Church has a significant say in the running of the school and the Board of Management is chaired by a local priest.Although there are no post-primary schools in Athea, bus transport is available to secondary schools in nearby Abbeyfeale (St. Ita's, St. Joseph's and Abbeyfeale Vocational School) and Tarbert (Tarbert Comprehensive).
Most popular colleges and universities for Athea students include the University of Limerick
University of Limerick
The University of Limerick is a university in Ireland near the city of Limerick on the island's west coast. It was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and became a university by statute in 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989...
and University College Cork.
Health Systems
The village holds two medical clinics. Westbury Medical Centre is located just outside the town on the R523 to Listowel. A smaller clinic is on Dalton Street and is owned and operated by the Mid Western Health Board. When the local clinics are closed, a 24 hour service serving all of west Limerick is available - ShannonDoc - which comes to the home in an emergency.The Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
and Kerry General Hospital in Tralee are the closest emergency rooms to Athea.
Telecommunications
Only 20% of Athea has a high-speed broadbandBroadband
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
connection. However, in June 2009 Limerick County Council
Limerick County Council
Limerick County Council is the local authority which is responsible for County Limerick in Ireland. The Council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The head of the council has the title of...
announced it was to install broadband service for most of the parish in the near future in conjunction with the mobile phone operator 3
Hutchison 3G
3 is a brand name under which several UMTS-based mobile phone networks and Broadband Internet Providers are operated in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Macau, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, and the United Kingdom...
. For areas of the parish with no broadband service, mobile phone operators Vodafone
Vodafone
Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of...
and O2 offer high-speed internet access through their mobile phone signal. This is not broadband however, and a dial-up connection is still needed.
Satellite and cable tevevision is available in most parts with all televisions automatically receiving the signal of national broadcaster RTÉ
RTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
.
Transportation
A LimerickLimerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
-Tralee bus service operates via Athea every Wednesday. There are many local Hackney
Hackney carriage
A hackney or hackney carriage is a carriage or automobile for hire...
services available especially at weekends.
There are 2 airports within 2 hours of Athea: Kerry Airport
Kerry Airport
-Ground transportation:Kerry Airport is approximately from both Cork and Limerick. Iarnród Éireann's Farranfore railway station is located to the south with services to Killarney, Tralee, Cork and Dublin....
and Shannon International Airport serving international destinations.
The closest train stations to Athea are the Colbert Station in Limerick City and Charleville
Charleville, County Cork
Charleville or Ráth Luirc is a town in north County Cork, Ireland, situated in Ireland's Golden Vale, near the border with County Limerick. It is located on the "Glen" tributary river, which flows into the Maigue River in Co. Limerick...
in County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
.
Utilities
Electricity is provided by the ESBElectricity Supply Board
The Electricity Supply Board , is a semi-state electricity company in Ireland. While historically a monopoly, the ESB now operates as a commercial semi-state concern in a liberalised and competitive market...
or Bord Gáis Energy
Bord Gáis
Bord Gáis Éireann , normally branded as Bord Gáis, is the main supplier and distributor of pipeline natural gas in the Republic of Ireland. The company has built an extensive network across Ireland. The company supplies gas to domestic and industrial customers on a fully regulated basis...
to all residences.
Each household has two waste bins; one for landfill waste and the other for recycling. South West Bins Ltd. collects these bins each week with landfill waste being collected one week and recycled waste being collected the next.
There are no gas lines in the area and so gas has to be purchased in cylinders. Heating energy is gotten mainly from coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
, oil
Oil
An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....
and peat
Peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world...
. There are bogs dispersed around the parish where peat is harvested into turf for heating.
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland