130 events celebrate National Tree Week as forest park upgraded

TREES are part and parcel of our culture, according to Minister of State Tony Killeen, noting that this is the theme of 130 events taking place countrywide this week as part of National Tree Week.

He said trees feature in mythology, placenames, sculpture, poetry, song and literature. The earliest form of writing in Ireland was Ogham, a tree alphabet, which had 20 letters, each corresponding to one of our native species.

“Another example of trees being part of our heritage and culture is the use of ash in hurls for hurling and camogie, making it an integral part of one of our national games and therefore culture,” he said.