May 25, 2021 9:22 am Almost 70% of peat bogs were in the western counties of Donegal, Kerry, Galway and Mayo in 2018, according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The CSO has published its ‘Ecosystem Accounts – Peatlands and Heathlands 2018’ document. The data collection office has said that ecosystem accounting aims to provide a “coherent and harmonised understanding of ecosystems and their relationships to the economy and the overall beneficiaries of ecosystem goods and services”. Data: CSO Ireland The data relating to 2018 shows that almost 70% of peat bogs were in the western counties of Donegal, Kerry, Galway and Mayo, while almost 70% of moors and heathlands were in Cork, Donegal, Kerry and Wicklow.