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RTÉ 360: Take a walk in Derrigimlagh bog, County Galway

Discover how lightning does sometimes strike twice - and two trailblazing events can take place in the same remote bog.
Discover how lightning does sometimes strike twice - and two trailblazing events can take place in the same remote bog.

Join Eleanor Mannion as she takes you on an immersive 360 walking experience of the beautiful Derrigimlagh bog in County Galway.

Derrigimlagh Bog, County Galway, 1907 and the first commercial transatlantic message is transmitted from Marconi wireless telegraphy station to Newfoundland, Canada - fast-forward 12 years, and the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic crash lands in the very same bog. Discover how lightning does sometimes strike twice - and two trailblazing events can take place in the same remote bog.

To view the 360 experience, move the screen with your mouse, finger or tilt your phone. For a virtual reality experience, view in a VR headset or cardboard.

This video was captured on Samsung Gear 360.