The Bog Train

Bord na mona Blackwater bog railtour.

In July 2008 we arrived in Shannonbridge by boat and tied up on the wharf on a Saturday evening. Having heard about the bog railway tours we wandered into the village to enquire about whether the trains were running on Sunday morning. Entering the crowded Killeen's bar I spotted a couple having a quiet drink sat at the counter of the grocer's shop that formed part of the establishment. As they looked local I approached them and asked if they knew whether the train was running on the next day. The woman laughed for a minute and then told me that we had chosen the right people to ask as her husband was the driver! Needless to say we were given a great trip around the bog in the morning. Something I shall never forget. That was the last year that these tours operated.