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Dandelion
Dandelion
One of the most common of weeds in the British Isles, the dandelion gets its name from the corruption of the French 'dent de lion' or 'lion's tooth'. This comes from the look of the sharp pointed lobes of its leaves which resemble the teeth of a lion. The yellow coloured flower-head contains up to 200 individual florets and blooms in April and May. The stalks, leaves and the roots have various medicinal uses.
With permission of Paula O'Regan
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Comfrey
Comfrey
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale): A tall-branched plant of the borage family with hairs on its stem. The flower has a long bell-shaped petal tube. The narrow winglike leaves on the stem beside the blue or purplish flowers are distinctive. The plant flowers from June to August and usually found growing wild in ditches and damp locations. It has numerous medicinal uses.
With permission for Paula O'Regan
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Image of Wildlife Act 1894
Image of Wildlife Act 1894
Wildlife Act 1894
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Mullein
Mullein
Mullein (Verbascum thapsus): A wild flower plant with densely packed flowers on a spike. The leaves are covered in a downy, whitish coating made up of tiny hairs. It flowers from June to August. It is a medicinal herb, used traditionally for respiratory complaints.
With permission of Paula O'Regan
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Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine
Lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria: a wild flower with heart-shaped leaves on long stalks. The yellow flowers which are similar to buttercups bloom from March to May and each flower-head has eight to twelve sepals. It is very common in damp, shady places. It is a medicinal herb primarily used externally as an ointment.
With permission of Paula O'Regan
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Meadowsweet
Meadowsweet
Meadowsweet(Filipendula ulmaria): a wild flowering plant, common to damp parts of woods and meadows. The pale yellow flowers which come out between June and August form clusters. The tiny flowers are each made up of five petals. It was prinicipally used for its antisceptic and fragrant properties. Its old botanical name 'Spirea Ulmaria' gives aspirin its name, as its is one of its ingredients.
With permission of Paula O'Regan
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Leveret
Leveret
Photograph of a Leveret
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County Meath Co-Operative Tobacco Growers' Society Ltd. Billhead
County Meath Co-Operative Tobacco Growers' Society Ltd. Billhead
This is a memo slip from the Meath Tobacco Growers’ Society with the sub-heading of Growers – Curers – Re-handlers. It has their letterhead on top and a pre-printed date of 193… It asks for the name and address of the grower and the date of receipt at the (re-handling) station. It records the weight of up to 20 packages or bales of the crop. It ends with the Checker’s and the Foreman’s signature. It shows that the tobacco co-operative was a well run commercial business.
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In the Heart of the Granite Country
In the Heart of the Granite Country
Short extract from The Flaming Wheel by Sophia St. John Whitty describing the topography and physical landscapes of the mountains. The descriptions include some sightings of a hawk...
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Tormentil
Tormentil
The tormentil (Potentilla erecta) is a wild flowering plant best suited to light acid soils, growing in grassland, fen and bogs. Its four-petaled flower has a buttercup-like golden-yellow colour and appears between May and October when the almost upright flowering stems appear from the rosette of leaves nearer the ground. It is long famous for its commercial uses and medicinal properties.
Paula O'Regan