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Tractor-mounted flail cutting. - The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerow
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The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerow. The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerows. Here we see a flail cutter in action just outside my house in Gortaroe, Westport. Here you can see the result of flail cutting. Notice the 'Flat' top of the hedge. This is the result of flail cutting hedgerows. Notice the ripped ends of the branches. Here you can see the end result of flail cutting. Notice the 'Flat' top. These hedges were cut in October 2011. Create a free website.
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Hedgerow management. - The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerow
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The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerow. The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerows. The art of hedge laying. In 55BC Julius Caesar recorded the fact that the “Nervi” tribe in Flanders, “. Cut into slender trees and bent them over so that they many branches came out along the length: they finished this off by inserting brambles and briars, so that these hedges formed a defence like wall, which could not only not be penetrated but not even seen. Hooks This was followed by a gradual decli...
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Hedgerows in art. - The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerow
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The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerow. The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerows. By Ian Lewis Photography. Intense, intricate limited edition of 20. Drawing of a hedgerow by Jean Hughes. Hedgerows in literature. Extract from Goody Blake and Harry Gill by William Wordsworth. This is said to be based upon a true story. The law at the time meant that a farmer could be prosecuted for not keeping his hedgerows in good order (gappy. Now when the frost was past enduring,. Some say she put ...
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Boundary issues. - The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerow
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The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerow. The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerows. This map by William Bald was printed in 1830 and was actually surveyed between the years 1809-1816. The area highlighted is called Gortaroe and shows no field boundaries which correspond to todays boundaries. I obtained this map from Google Earth in February 2012. I have highlighted the area showing the field containing the reservoir. The reservoir has been filled in now and the area has been fe...This ...
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Folklore. - The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerow
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The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerow. The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerows. Bumblebee on the flowers of a Blackthorn. Buff-Tailed Bumblebee nests can be found in the hedgerows. The bees may be seen coming and going through a hole in the ground. The nest will be hard to see as bees are very private individuals but if you listen carefully you may hear them buzzing away quite happily. Sometimes the Queen may decide to occupy an old abandoned mouse nest as. When bees swarmed, it wa...
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Flora. - The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerow
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The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerow. The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerows. Folklore of the hedgerow. Bluebell. Coinnle Corra. Constancy and everlasting love. The bulbs are extremely toxic and this toxicity may be the origin of the superstitious belief that anyone who wanders into a ring of bluebells will fall under fairy enchantment and soon after die. Other tales come from a time when forests where forbidding places, people believed that the bells rang out to summon fairi...
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Hedge laying - The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerow
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The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerow. The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerows. N order to promote diversity in both flora and fauna it. The traditional method of hedge laying. Here we see a hedge that has had no management and is reverting to a remnant. The result of a well laid hedge. Principls of hedge laying. The traditional tools required for hedge. The result of hedgelaying that has been carried out by untrained labour. Create a free website. Create your own free website.
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Fauna. - The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerow
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The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerow. The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerows. The folklore of the hedgerow. Folklore is in constant flux, it is made up of the stories of the community who in the past were mostly illiterate. Dependent upon hearing, seeing, imitating and remembering, it is the knowledge passed down by those who have gone before, the‘tradition. Bearers’. As we say in Irish“. Oacute; ghlúin go glúin”. Bumblebee. Bumbóg. There is a superstition that if a bumblebee buz...
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Coppicing. - The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerow
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The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerow. The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerows. Encourage a dense structure. No weed control should be necessary as new growth. Should be vigorous enough to out-compete weeds. As with laid hedges, protection from grazing stock will be needed for 2-3 years. Protection may also be needed. Here is an example of coppicing on a willow. Notice the new growth coming from below the cut. The cut is angled downward to deflect water. Create a free website.
