Bord Na Mona turf.

Ronin247

I was told that it is possible to go to Bord na Mona and buy a trailer load of turf. My parents didnt make turf this year and I was thinking of going to Offaly or somewhere to buy turf.I read somewhere that production was down 37% on previous years.
Does anybody know if/where turf can be bought or is this a thing of the past?? Would be coming from the Longford/Roscommon direction.

Stheno

I think it was briquettes and not turf you could buy, my brother in law used get it.

He went to their Derrinlough factory

Derrinlough Briquette Factory
Fivealley, Birr, Co. Offaly
T: 057 9133057
F: 057 9133043

http://www.bordnamonafuels.ie/trade/fuel-depot-locations

Ronin247

Definitely turf.Few years ago they bought a trailer load from someone who used to buy from Bord na mona and sell on...I could be mistaken, in that it was Bord na Mona supplied, but that was what they were told at the time.

dasheriff

It can definately be got there is a crowd down the road here that bring it down and sell it on aswell..but i couldnt tell you how to go about it

lakill Farm

I have 3 x 14x8ft trailer for sale on westmeath/longford divided

I say the guts of 5 ton on each load and i would deliver to longford town for 400 a load. It was all hand reared its just i need to move it on so i can re build the shed

8k2q1gfcz9s5d4

Bord na mona dont cut turf, its only briquettes. If you call to their factory and buy them loose you get them a bit cheaper as far as I remember.

Ronin247

dasheriff wrote: »

It can definately be got there is a crowd down the road here that bring it down and sell it on aswell..but i couldnt tell you how to go about it

Thats what I am looking for..will have to keep enquiring.

lakill Farm wrote: »

I have 3 x 14x8ft trailer for sale on westmeath/longford divided

I say the guts of 5 ton on each load and i would deliver to longford town for 400 a load. It was all hand reared its just i need to move it on so i can re build the shed

They are a fair bit past Longford but I will pm you by weekend if interested.

20silkcut

I think you can buy turf off bord an mona at templetuohy co Tipp you can definitely get peat there.

rs8

there saposed to be back with the amout of peat they have aswell! dont think there giving it for the cubicles this year i heard

Ronin247

They are back 37% roughly on all turf/peat due to the weather so that is why I am trying to buy some for parents now.

redzerologhlen

I think there is a bog in attymon in Galway which bord na mona used to run but dont any more. Some other crowd are running it now and selling sod turf by the ton to the best of my knowledge.