Pedantry alert : please tell Dublin Airport the Phoenix Park does not have red deer
In a departure area in Dublin airport we find this: Here is the same (more or less) in the primary language of the Constitution : But of course, the deer…
Category: extinct in ireland
#Inktober2018 day 12 – #whale
Ok, I have been quite sporadic posting about Inktober. Here are my posts so far: #Inktober2018 Day 1: “Poisonous” #inktober2018 Day 2 – “Tranquil” #Inktober2018 Day 3 – #roasted #Inktober2018 Day 9…
All September’s #ExtinctinIreland posts in one handy page
As demanded by absolutely no-one, here are all the posts I have done this month on species extinct in Ireland since the coming of humanity…. Extinct in Ireland: September 1st,…
Extinct in Ireland, September 30th, the crane
The final species I have selected for this month of Irish extinctions is the crane. The crane only went extinct in late medieval times, and features much in Irish poetry…
Extinct in Ireland, September 29th, the Lynx
So far in my Extinct in Ireland blog series I have generally avoided the extinctions of prehistory. Of course prehistory does not mean pre-human. From Whittled Away there is a…
Extinct in Ireland, September 28th – the golden eagle
One of the most celebrated re-introductions of recent years has been the Golden Eagle. This has been one of three species – along with the Red Kite and the White-Tailed…
Extinct in Ireland, September 27th – Small mountain ringlet (Erebia epiphron)
From the Straffan Butterfly Farm page: The small mountain ringlet: A famous butterfly collector called Mr Edwin Birchall claimed to have collected a series of these butterflies halfway up Croagh…
Extinct in Ireland, September 26th, Large copper (Lycaena Dispar)
The first butterfly to feature on the melancholy month of Irish extinctions is the Large Copper Another permanent Irish extinction is the Straffan Butterfly Farm which is now permanently closed.…
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