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There are over 600 different flowering plants in the Burren in County Clare.
There are over 600 different flowering plants in the Burren in County Clare.
English Name: Burnet rose, Scotch rose Botanical Name (Latin): Rosa pimpinellifolia (R. spinosissima) Irish Name: Briúlán Order: DICOTYLEDONES Family: ROSACEAE Brief Description: Very spiny, deciduous shrub, usually c. 0.5m tall; flowers solitary, white, cream or pink; hip black with persistent crown of sepals.
Carsten Krieger
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Cork gets its name from the marsh on which the city is built.
Cork gets its name from the marsh on which the city is built.
A plan of Cork in 1545
Copyright Cork City Library
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Roscommon Town
Roscommon Town
Posted in 1999, this colour photo postcard, comprises a superimposed collage of the Harrison Hall/Bank of Ireland with the Hayden Monument in the top left, the facade of the Old Jail in the centre left, and Main Street, on the bottom left corner. The imposing Gothic style Sacred Heart Church, with sunken grotto is in the centre photo, whilst the Dominican Abbey and the Norman castle feature on the right.
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NENAGH - Nenagh Castle
NENAGH - Nenagh Castle
Colour image of Nenagh Castle
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The Park, Castlerea
The Park, Castlerea
This is an extensive parkland, on which once stood the large 18th century house of the Sandford family. When the last of the Sandfords left Castlerea at the outbreak of World War 1 in 1914, the Congested Districts Board managed the estate. It is now a public park, managed by the Town's Trust.
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Ireland’s biodiversity is rich and varied
Ireland’s biodiversity is rich and varied
The Dingle Dolphin named Fungi, has become a firm favourite with locals and tourists. The young bottle-nosed dolphin has been around our shores since 1984.
Copyright Mike Brown
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Rockingham - Residence of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Rockingham - Residence of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
This is a colour tinted view of Rockingham House, the seat of the King family in Boyle. The British flag is flying, and one gets a sense of the enormity of the house from the sweeping curved driveway. Built by John Nash for General Robert King in 1810, it orginally had two storeys and an elegant dome. Twelve years after it was completed, an extra storey was added, and the dome forfeited. The house was restored around 1863 after a serious fire. It was gutted a second time in 1957, and the owner, Sir Cecil Stafford-King-Harman had notions of rebuilding it to it's original two storied, domed grandeur, but discovering the huge costs associated with this, decided instead to sell the estate to the Government. Many of the ancillary demesne structures survived, but the ruin of the main house was demolished. The estate is now managed as a forest park by Coillte.
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It’s best not to create waste in the first place
It’s best not to create waste in the first place
The waste keeps piling up.
Copyright Environmental Protection Agency
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In 2007, we created the weight of 428,000 double decker buses in waste
In 2007, we created the weight of 428,000 double decker buses in waste
The image shows a bin on a street packed full of household and commerical waste.
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Nelson Street,Tralee 1908 (Copy)
Nelson Street,Tralee 1908 (Copy)
This second photogaph offers a number of contrasts and changes to the earlier postcard. It is perhaps ten years later.The townsmen,except for the young boys,show very little interest in the photographer.Indeed they appear to show no interest at all. The sender of the photograph refers to "Mr Donkey and cart standing in the street" The barrels of porter were a common feature of the town in 1908 and for many years later. The trees attached to the Church of Ireland presbytery are now enclosed by a wall which stood until recent times