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whitethorn

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Wood spurge(euphorbia) close up
Bloom time for spurge, the plant once used to catch fish
Spurge is typically found in Cork and Kerry and in Northern Spain and Portugal — apparently this plant's poisonous sap was once a way of catching fish...

Thu, 22 May, 2025

Donal Hickey: Summer's here and isn't the hawthorn just lovely this year?
Donal Hickey: Summer's here and isn't the hawthorn just lovely this year?
Lots of readers have been in touch to say they're hearing the cuckoo — have you heard it yet?

Thu, 01 Jun, 2023

Fields of Ireland
Juanita Browne: Celebrate World Bee Day by helping our wild bees
We also need to protect the flight paths used by birds and bats — and the commuter belts which are important to our hedgehogs, foxes and badgers

Tue, 17 May, 2022

Piseogs abound for the whitethorn plant
Piseogs abound for the whitethorn plant
Several people have been in contact regarding the notable profusion of blossoming whitethorn, or hawthorn, since May, writes Donal Hickey. 

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