In ancient Ireland there were 365 different body parts, and a different plant to cure each part. So the wild plants of Ireland are bound up in our culture and folklore from the earliest times, featuring in the Brehon Laws, early Irish nature poetry and herbal medicine. No other book brings together all facets of Ireland's wild plants folklore. Includes over 2,000 local names of plants in both Irish and English. Beautifully illustrated with watercolours by Grania Langrishe. Ideal source book for everyone interested in native folklore, botany and history.
| ISBN: | 9781905172696 |
| Publication date: | 1st June 2008 |
| Author: | Niall MacCoitir, Grania Langrishe |
| Publisher: | Collins Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 380 pages |
| Genres: |
Botany and plant sciences Nature and the natural world: general interest Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest Travel writing |