Fine weather helps local people and city dwellers gather turf in the Wicklow mountains.
After one of the most successful turf cutting seasons in living memory, people are collecting supplies of the low cost fuel ahead of the winter months.
Interest in turf experienced a dramatic revival during the fuel crisis three years ago, breathing new life into a tradition that had been declining in Wicklow for decades. Commonage plots, available from Wicklow County Council for just five pounds, are proving popular this year. It is estimated that a record 5,000 tonnes of turf have been harvested.
The results of months of hard work are now visible across the region, with neatly stacked ricks of drying turf appearing in gardens and backyards, ready to provide warmth through the winter ahead.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 16 August 1976. The reporter is Dermot Mullane.