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Tha dust bho Linn an Iarainn, a chaidh a ghlèidheadh gu cùramach ann an cruth mar leathair le na ceimigean iongantach a tha a’ nochdadh ann am boglaichean, gan cur fon phrosbaig aig Taigh-tasgaidh Nàiseanta na h-Èireann. Tha na bodhaigean boglaich a’ toirt fianais riatanach seachad mun àm anns an robh iad beò. Ann an Dùn Èideann, tha Anne a’ tachairt ri Pàdruig MacCuidhein, agus a shìn-sheanar air a leòn sa Chogadh Mòr. Anns an tasglann, tha iad ag ionnsachadh mun oidhirp saor-thoileach gaisgeil a bh’ ann gus còinneach-bhoglaich, lus sùighteach, ana-bhaictiridheach, a thogail bho mhòintichean na h-Alba gus a cleachdadh mar bhannan. Tha Anne cuideachd a’ tadhal air dùn Ròmanach Vindolanda agus an taigh-tasgaidh, agus am measg nan ullaidhean, tha an aon phaidhir miotagan bogsaidh a th’ air fhàgail bhon Ìmpireachd Ròmanach air fad, a chaidh a ghlèidheadh anns a’ mhòine. Ach tha uallach ann mun àm ri teachd agus atharrachadh na gnàth-shìde a’ toirt buaidh air maith an ùir.

The remains of Iron Age humans, sensitively conserved in a leather-like condition by the incredible chemicals in bogs, come under the spotlight at the National Museum of Ireland. These bog bodies provide vital evidence about the times in which they lived.

In Edinburgh, Anne McAlpine meets Peter MacQueen, whose great-grandfather was injured in the Great War. In the archives, they learn about the heroic volunteer effort to collect absorbent, anti-bacterial sphagnum moss from Scotland’s bogs to make into wound dressings. Anne also visits Roman Vindolanda Fort and Museum, where treasures include the only surviving boxing gloves from the entire Roman Empire, preserved in the peaty landscape. But there are fears for future finds as climate change affects the quality of the peat soils.