Siar agus Aniar 12 Deora Dé is the Irish name for the fuchsia. This plant was introduced into Ireland as a hedging material and now has naturalized. It is considered an invasive non-native species. It outcompetes native plants in hedgerows. These hedges are significant habitat in Ireland because of the loss of most of itsContinue reading “Deora Dé”
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Wandering in Ceathrú Rua, Conamara – Bóithríní, ballaí agus bláthanna
Siar agus Aniar 3 I am staying in Ceathrú Rua, Conamara, Ireland. There are many small, narrow lanes with rock walls on either side. The Irish term in Bóithrín. The walls have many plants growing on them too: ivy-leafed toadflax, polypody fern, ivy, herb-robert, shining crane’s-bill, red valerian, and hart’s tongue. I find it captivatingContinue reading “Wandering in Ceathrú Rua, Conamara – Bóithríní, ballaí agus bláthanna”
Yeats’ Bed
By Anne Curtin
Cumann an Ghleanna 