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Looking for chestnuts/acorns/fir cones.

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  • 21-11-2013 6:30pm
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    Monne
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭


    Hello
    We are new in Dublin and I would like to do some handicraft with my little daughter. I am looking for some acorns, chestnuts, or fir cones. Does anybody knows, where to find some? Here around Fairview Park there are just maples...

    Thx,
    Diana


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    RebelButtMunch
    Registered Users Posts: 2,383 ✭✭✭RebelButtMunch


    Monne wrote: »
    Hello
    We are new in Dublin and I would like to do some handicraft with my little daughter. I am looking for some acorns, chestnuts, or fir cones. Does anybody knows, where to find some? Here around Fairview Park there are just maples...

    Thx,
    Diana
    Phoenix park I suppose but you a bit late for chestnuts. Have a look for old mans beard or holly.


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    Allyall
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    If you are in Fairview, then you could also try St. Annes park in Raheny (roughly 10 mins on the bus), or a little further out is Malahide Castle, but not far (roughly 15-20 minutes on the bus)

    If you'r driving take about 5 minutes off.


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    Birneybau
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    Ambiguous thread title.

    Thought it was going to be akin to those blond kids taken from the Roma couples. :D


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    chopper6
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    I thought this was a book title by Jimmy Saville.


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    January
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    Thread title changed. Lets get back on topic now.


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    Monne
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭Monne


    I am sorry! As you probably imagine, I am no native speaker. I just tried to translate the word into english. I meant "to do handicraft"....
    my cheeks are getting flushed right now... How embarrasing!

    Thanks for the hints!


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    degrassinoel
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    Allyall wrote: »
    If you are in Fairview, then you could also try St. Annes park in Raheny (roughly 10 mins on the bus), or a little further out is Malahide Castle, but not far (roughly 15-20 minutes on the bus)

    If you'r driving take about 5 minutes off.

    I have to agree with that yeah, there's a particularly good area for horse chestnuts, if you get the 29A bus and ask the driver to let you off at the stop before Costcutters in saint annes, you'll be right beside a long line of chestnut trees - you cant miss them, they dwarf everything around them. Take a stroll down through those and you'll come across a load of oaks and pines too, that should suit your needs. Also, just be aware that there are no lights inside saint annes park, so you'll have to do your nature walk during the daytime :)


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    Mr Simpson
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    St Annes for definite! Cant get more precise than degrassinoel's directions


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