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Ireland's generous nature : the past and present uses of wild plants in Ireland / Peter Wyse Jackson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English, Irish Publisher: St. Louis, MO : Missouri Botanical Garden Press 2014Description: xii, 750 pages : illustrations (some colour), colour map 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780915279784
Other title:
  • Past and present uses of wild plants in Ireland
Subject(s):
Partial contents:
Historical plant use in Ireland -- Nature's materials: Wild plants used for construction/handicrafts -- Nature's leader: wild plants used as food -- Nature's medicine chest: medicinal plants in Ireland -- Horticultural uses for plants -- Plants as symbols -- Tropical drift seeds and fruits -- Introduced (non-native) plants -- Irish and other vernacular names -- An ethnobotany of wild plants in Ireland: a systematic list
Scope and content: Peter Wyse Jackson's Ireland's Generous Nature is the first ever comprehensive account of the historical and present-day uses of wild plant species in Ireland. It records a wealth of traditional knowledge about Irish plant use, knowledge that has been disappearing fast. More than 1500 wild plants are detailed in a systematic list, which gives both their Irish and English names. Many historical references have been included from a wide range of Irish literature. This lively and scholarly book shows how plants have been used in virtually every aspect of human life in Ireland: food, clothes, medicine, construction, drinks, veterinary medicine, human health and beauty, and even death. The book is richly illustrated with photographs, as well as botanical paintings by Irish artist Lydia Shackleton (1828-1914). Its blend of scientific and historic facts with myths, superstition and tales offers an unrivalled account of the rich heritage of Irish plants
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General General ATU Dublin Road General Shelves 581.6309417 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 09/07/2024 J145981
General General ATU Mayo General Shelves 581.6309417 WYS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available J166380

Map on front endpapers.

"National Botanic Gardens of Ireland."

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Historical plant use in Ireland -- Nature's materials: Wild plants used for construction/handicrafts -- Nature's leader: wild plants used as food -- Nature's medicine chest: medicinal plants in Ireland -- Horticultural uses for plants -- Plants as symbols -- Tropical drift seeds and fruits -- Introduced (non-native) plants -- Irish and other vernacular names -- An ethnobotany of wild plants in Ireland: a systematic list

Peter Wyse Jackson's Ireland's Generous Nature is the first ever comprehensive account of the historical and present-day uses of wild plant species in Ireland. It records a wealth of traditional knowledge about Irish plant use, knowledge that has been disappearing fast. More than 1500 wild plants are detailed in a systematic list, which gives both their Irish and English names. Many historical references have been included from a wide range of Irish literature. This lively and scholarly book shows how plants have been used in virtually every aspect of human life in Ireland: food, clothes, medicine, construction, drinks, veterinary medicine, human health and beauty, and even death. The book is richly illustrated with photographs, as well as botanical paintings by Irish artist Lydia Shackleton (1828-1914). Its blend of scientific and historic facts with myths, superstition and tales offers an unrivalled account of the rich heritage of Irish plants

Plant names also in Irish.

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