Tuesday 13 October 2020

Trees of Ireland

 We looked at some Irish trees and learned the following facts

 * Ash - Used for making Hurley's for centuries

* Willow - Used for making cricket bats, baskets, living fences

* Alder - Shields, clogs, s, old milk churns

* Hazel - Hurdles, gates, fences and wattle for building

* Oak, Ash, Scots Pine - Their timber is used for furniture making

* Blackthorn - Know as Shillelaghs, very strong wood, used long ago as weapon

* Cherry, Apple, Pear, Plum - fruit supply

* Pine - Good for firewood and building (water resistant)

* Sycamore - Wooden spoons and other wooden kitchen utensils

* Beech - Excellent for furniture making

* Larch - Boat building

* Spruce & Maple - Used to make violins

many species of trees from tropical climates are imported for use in Ireland e.g mahogany, ebony


Did you know      Counties in Ireland are named after native trees

Derry - Doire (oak)

Antrim - Aon Trim (Elder)

Kildare - Cill Dara (Church of the Oaks)

Mayo - Maigh Eo (Plain of the Yews)


Did you know      The tallest native tree in Ireland is a 40m tall Ash tree near                                             Clonmel, Co Tipperary.


Did you know      Trees produce more oxygen than any other single living                                                    organism.


Did you know      The oldest tree in Ireland is thought to be a yew tree in Co                                               Wexford which is over 1,000 years old. The Brian Boru oak in Co                                   Clare is also said to be over 1,000 years old.


Did you know       The tree with the largest girth is an exotic tree, a Monterey                                             Cypress, commonly known as Macrocarpa. This tree is in                                                 Killyleigh, Co Down and is over 12 metres in diameter.


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