Annual Tree Week Lecture: Trees and Woodland Names in Irish Placenames by John McLoughlin, Society of Irish Foresters
OPW National Botanic Gardens of Ireland National Botanic Gardens, Dublin, IrelandWhile we have lost almost all of our native woodlands, we continue to have a record of their existence through our placenames. Did you know that in Ireland we currently have 328 baronies, 2,509 civil parishes and 61,119 townlands. It is estimated that 13,000 townlands or 20% are named after trees, groves of trees and […]
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