Ireland's Trees – Myths, Legends & Folklore

Author: Niall Mac Coitir
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN: 1848890885
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
Name the five Great Trees of Ireland? What trees are most often found beside holy wells or cemeteries? Which tree gave the Red Branch Knights of Ulster their name? Ireland was once so heavily wooded it was said a squirrel could travel from Cork to Killarney without touching the ground. So it is no surprise that, in ancient Ireland, mythology and folklore were a part of the people's general knowledge about trees. Many of the myths and legends and much of the folklore associated with native trees persists to this day and are gathered together in this book.

Amenity Trees and Woodlands

Author: Kevin D. Collins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780951914724
Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description

Heritage Trees of Ireland

Author: Aubrey Fennell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781848891593
Category : Historic trees
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Illustrated with fine photography, this book presents 140 of the most remarkable trees in Ireland, whether they are culturally or historically signficant, or are simply beautiful.

The Trees of Great Britain and Ireland

Author: Henry John Elwes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108069320
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 287

Book Description
This well-illustrated seven-volume work (1906-13) covers the varieties, distribution, history and cultivation of tree species in the British Isles.

Stopping by Woods

Author: Donal Magner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781843511700
Category : Forest reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 530

Book Description
Stopping by Woods is a fascinating guide to 340 forests and woodlands open to the public throughout Ireland. Donal Magner writes with a rare insight about forests he has worked in and visited over the years as a forester and journalist. The book is the first of its kind ever produced in Ireland and Europe, it is packed with information not only about forests and tree species, but their associated flora and fauna, history and heritage. The book features all the forests featured in the State's open forest policy now enshrined by Coillte, the Forest Service Northern Ireland and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. In his six-year journey the author has explored all our native and naturalized woodlands, and the State forests established since the beginning of the last century. Stopping by Woods is a celebration and record of this remarkable civic amenity. This book will provide readers including students, specialist groups, historians and the general public with a deep understanding of Irish forests and their heritage. It is a book for our times, for people who care about our tree culture and about sustainable development.

Mythical Ireland

Author: Anthony Murphy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781838359331
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 350

Book Description
Mythical Ireland embodies the search for a soul among Ireland's ancient ruins, and is an attempt to retrieve something of deeper import from 5,000-year-old megalithic monuments and their associated myths. The book represents a fascinating and engaging journey through time, landscape and the human spirit. Dealing with archaeology, interpretive mythography, cosmology and cosmogony, the book attempts to grapple with a core meaning, something beyond the functional interpretations of academia. In this revised and expanded edition, Anthony Murphy delves further into the many enthralling aspects of this journey. Just how much knowledge did locals have of the secrets of Newgrange before it was excavated? Who is the Cailleach, the ancient hag goddess whose image is ubiquitous in the ancient landscape? What happened to make Ireland's Stonehenge disappear from the landscape? Who were the first kings of Tara? What were the indigenous Irish myths about the Milky Way? Did someone try to steal the Tara Brooch? Why are there myths in Ireland about ﬂooded towns and cities? Lavishly illustrated with exquisite photographs of the Irish landscape and ancient monuments, Mythical Ireland represents a personal and yet universal journey, a quest to reimagine the shrines as empowering and transformative sacred places. Murphy invokes the druids and poets of the Boyne and thus the sídhe of the ancient texts are reawakened for a modern and turbulent world.

Sacred Trees of Ireland

Author: Christine Zucchelli
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781848892774
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 220

Book Description
This book explores the stories and legends of Ireland's sacred trees and reveals their spiritual, social, and historical functions from pagan times to the present. Color photos.

Trees of Inspiration

Author: Christine Zucchelli
Publisher: Collins Press
ISBN: 9781848890138
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
From ancient times, people appreciated the spiritual value of trees, singling out individual trees for special veneration. In Ireland the roots of tree worship reach deep into pagan Celtic religion and spirituality. This book explores the stories and legends of Ireland's sacred trees and reveals their spiritual, social, and historical functions from pagan times to the present.

To Speak for the Trees

Author: Diana Beresford-Kroeger
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1643261320
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 281

Book Description
Diana Beresford-Kroeger's startling insights into the hidden life of trees have sparked a quiet revolution. In this captivating account, she shows us how forests can not only heal us, but can also save the planet.

Irish Wild Plants

Author: Niall Mac Coitir
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781905172696
Category : Eccentrics and eccentricities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The wild plants of Ireland have been bound up in our culture and folkore from the earliest times. They appear in the ancient Irish brehon laws and early nature poetry for which Ireland is famous. As with its companion 'Irish Trees', this book is illustrated with specially commissioned watercolours by Grania Langrishe.