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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.
Senator Ivana Bacik defended the criticism of the publication stating that it espoused extreme views that most moderate Catholics opposed and that it was the "equivalent of the paramilitary wing of the Catholic Church". [5] Editor McKevitt was listed at number 67 in the Ireland's Most Influential 100 list published by Village magazine in 2009. [6]
Gougane Barra (Irish: Guagán Barra, meaning 'the rock-cleft of Barra') [1] is a scenic valley and heritage site in the Shehy Mountains of County Cork, Ireland. It is near Ballingeary in the Muskerry Gaeltacht. Gougane Barra is at the source of the River Lee and includes a lake with an oratory built on a small island. It also includes a forest ...
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.
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The tract in Irish at the end of the Stowe Missal and its variant in the Leabhar Breac add something more to our knowledge. The Stowe Missal gives us three somewhat differing forms, the original of the ninth century, in so far as it has not been erased, the correction by Moelcaich, and, as far as it goes, the Mass described in the Irish tract.