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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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'Undivided back' era postcard
'Undivided back' era postcard
When postcards were first introduced in Ireland, the rules stated quite clearly that only the address could be written on the back of them. The front contained a picture and perhaps room for a message. This was known as the 'undivided back' era and lasted in Ireland until 1902.
Image acquired from The Collectors' Shop, Blackrock.
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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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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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Postcard Publishers
Publishers of Irish postcards have been many and varied Major British and Continental publishers have used Irish themes to sell their wares E A Schwardifeger and Co London published postcards which ...
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Postcards of Roscommon
The town of Roscommon is well represented in the library s postcard collection The postmarks date as far back as 1905 and whilst William Lawrence s images can be easily identified local publishers ...
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Postcards of Ballaghaderreen
Introduction The meaning of the name Ballaghaderreen is the way of the little oaks It was formerly part of County Mayo but in 1859 an act of Parliament transfered a Costello barony into the barony of ...
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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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Postcards of Castlerea
Castlerea derives its name from a castle which stood on the banks of the river Suck at the point where it joins the river Cloonard locally called the river Francis This was Caislean Riabhach the ...