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Posted on December 3, 2018

Are Daffodils a native Irish flower?

The thought occurred to me randomly, and wasn’t sorted out by a few seconds of Ecosia searching (but it’s not Google) – only this article by Dick Warner from 2011:…

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Posted on September 11, 2018September 2, 2018

Extinct in Ireland, September 11th. Meadow Saxifrage

I began this exploration of species extinct in Ireland with a fish, the sturgeon.,    have moved through mammals and insects, but only now am moving to plants. And predictably enough…

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Posted on April 27, 2017April 27, 2017

First Known When Lost on Spring and mortality, with Herrick, Wallace Stevens, and Epictetus

Original here Spring beautifully — and gently — counsels us to be mindful of our mortality. This is sound advice. In fact, we are well-advised to consider our mortality on…

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