Bog Snorkelling

On September 12th the first ever bog snorkelling championship to be held in this region will be taking place at Alices Loft and Cottages Self Catering, Castleblaney Co. Monaghan. The event is being organised by Declan Connolly from Alice's Loft and John McKeown from LookaroundIreland. We worked with both of them on Fáilte Ireland’s Tourism Learning Network for Louth/Monaghan over the past couple years and are pleased to be associated with the event through sponsorship of some of the prizes.

Bog snorkelling is a sporting event that consists of competitors completing two consecutive lengths of a 60-yard (55 m) water filled trench cut through a peat bog, in the shortest time possible. Competitors must wear snorkels and flippers, and complete the course without using conventional swimming strokes, relying on flipper power alone. Wet suits are not compulsory, but are usually worn.

We will keep you updated on the developments but full details can be found on the Irish bog snorkelling website.