Who said "Bogland is the wet centre that grew the country."?

This quote is attributed to Seamus Heaney.

Bogland is the wet centre that grew the country. - Seamus Heaney

"Bogland is the wet centre that grew the country."

Seamus Heaney Nature

Poet Irish 1939–2013

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