SWEATHOUSE | IRELANDS ANCIENT SAUNA CULTURE

Something is happening in Ireland. Saunas are appearing beside beaches, rivers and lakes, and cold-water swimming has become part of a growing outdoor culture. However, Ireland's relationship with heat, water and the land goes back much further. This video journeys through Glendalough and the Wicklow Mountains, exploring Ireland's ancient sauna and sweat traditions - from Bronze Age fulacht fiadh and holy wells to the Irish Teach Allais or sweathouse - and asks whether today's sauna revival is