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Trees in 1801

Oldtree · 2012-02-28 17:56:58

Walter Wade visited these parts in 1801. He published a list of plants he came across: "A systemic account of the more rare plants principally found in the County of Galway but more particularly in that part of it called Cunnamara." I was lucky to be given a photocopy of it and so I scanned it. There are references to…

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Walter Wade visited these parts in 1801. He published a list of plants he came across:

"A systemic account of the more rare plants principally found in the County of Galway but more particularly in that part of it called Cunnamara."

I was lucky to be given a photocopy of it and so I scanned it. There are references to trees but my favorite is on page 122 (actual page 19)

Oaks - Many very old dwarf oaks in the islands on Lough Corrib, particularly Bilburry Island.

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