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Ireland's Wild Plants - Myths, Legends and Folklore by Niall Mac Coitir is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Ireland's Wild Plants - Myths, Legends and Folklore about?
In ancient Ireland there were 365 different parts to the body, 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. To arry a four-leaved shamrock brings luck in gambling, while putting nine ivy leaves under her pillow means a girl will dream of her future husband. Here plants are described in seasonal order, a perspective dating back to our ancestors. Different aspects of plant folklore are examined following a
Who reads Ireland's Wild Plants - Myths, Legends and Folklore?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Niall Mac Coitir
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781848890916
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Science, Folklore, Anthropology
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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