The Mighty Scots Pine, Pine Island Connemara
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It's a tree that Monty Python rightly described as the Mighty Scots Pine in their famous Lumberjack Song performed by Michael Palin.
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Tree Panorama for National Tree Week 2021, Ireland
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Covered in moss and with its own little niche containing water, a wooden rockpool this was one of the finest trees in the woods.
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Seeking Shelter - A Hot Day in Kilkenny - Horses vs Cows
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Like a scene from a Western film we watched the riderless horses, with their sheeny-sweaty musculature, rounding up the relaxing cattle and herding them off into the large field before returning to the shady coolness...
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Twin Tree Sheep Shelter, Wicklow, Ireland - National Tree Week 2021
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Sycamore is a strong and sturdy tree, able to withstand all that the Irish weather can deliver.
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Ash Trees in Ireland, National Tree Week
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Ash trees can live for up to 400 years but in recent times with the arrival of an asian fungal infection, the trees have been suffering from a disease called ash dieback.
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