Here in Ireland the thing to burn is not wood but instead peat. It turned out to be a beautiful thing and we loved the smell (which wasn't much) as well as the warmth. One thing that was quite different was that there was no crackle sound. I did miss that sound. It took us a little while to learn how to burn it but before we knew it we had it figured out. At first we burned them the way you do wood when you stack them up into a pyramid shape and then discovered that was not necessary. If you lay the peat blocks flat with a little space in between each one they burn quite well.
What is peat? It is an accumulation of partially decayed vegitation. Yes that's right, it's dirt. (with some other things in the mix)
While looking online for some information I found this web page with information about Ireland's Peat Bogs.
Click here for an informational video.
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