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During the first 75 years of the 20th century, forestry in Ireland was almost exclusively carried out by the state. By 1985, forest and woodland cover was approximately 420,000 hectares. Upon the first arrival of humans in Ireland around 12,500 years ago, the entire island was predominantly covered in a blanket of thick woodland.
"Bonny Portmore" is an Irish traditional folk song which laments the demise of Ireland's old oak forests, specifically the Great Oak of Portmore or the Portmore Ornament Tree, which fell in a windstorm in 1760 and was subsequently used for shipbuilding and other purposes.
"The Lake Isle of Innisfree" exemplifies the style of the Celtic Revival: it is an attempt to create a form of poetry that was Irish in origin rather than one that adhered to the standards set by English poets and critics. It received critical acclaim in the United Kingdom and France. [1] The poem is featured in Irish passports. [2]
Today, the remaining fragments of Celtic rainforest are protected for conservation and research. [4] Since the 20th century, conservation efforts have resulted in the protection and management of many of these woodlands, to address problems such as invasive Rhododendron, excessive grazing from sheep and deer, and non-native plantation trees. [10]
Mullaghmeen (Irish: Mullach Mín, meaning 'smooth summit'), [2] at 258 metres (846 ft), is the county top for Westmeath in Ireland, and is the lowest county top in Ireland. [1] [3] Mullaghmeen is located in the Mullaghmeen Forest, known for having the largest planted beech forest in Europe.
The song offers a satirical view of the life and work of the Irish labourers of the times and as such proved popular. [ 5 ] Some sources suggest that the words of the song were derived from an earlier poem or poems by Irish labourer Martin Henry, [ 1 ] with the song's arrangement attributed to Dominic Behan . [ 1 ]
The trees are felled for timber, with cleared sections rotating every 50 years. The high elevation (190 metres (620 ft) to 310 metres (1,020 ft)) and poor soil mean that deciduous trees used to produce timber can not grow in the forest. [1] In the cleared areas, replanting has been carried out with wildlife conservation and landscaping in mind.
The Gearagh (Irish: An Gaorthadh) [2] is a submerged glacial woodland and nature reserve two kilometres southwest of Macroom, County Cork, in Kilmichael parish, Ireland. It is located at the point where the River Lee descends from the mountains and widens at an alluvial plain, and stretches for roughly five kilometres, bounded by the townlands ...