Category Archives: folklore
The Wishing Steps of Rock Close
Wishing Steps Wishing Steps * Rock Close * Blarney Castle, Blarney, Ireland * http://www.blarneycastle.ie * Onwards with the quest for charms and blessings, just after kissing the legendary Blarney stone for the gift of gab we were onwards … Continue reading
The Blarney Badger Cave
Badger Cave * Blarney Castle, Blarney, Ireland * http://www.blarneycastle.ie * A feature of the Blarney Castle are the caves below the fortress called “Badger Cave”. This was the escape route used by the guard when Cromwell’s general Lord … Continue reading
The Blarney Poison Garden
The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland The Poison Garden: Blarney Castle, Ireland * 021-4385252 * vwww.blarneycastle.ie * One of the most intriguing features of the castle grounds of Blarney Castle for a scientist is the castle’s “Poison Garden”. … Continue reading
Rhubarb
Rhubarb The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Rhubarb Rheum rhabarbarum [ Plantae: Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Polygonaceae: Rheum: R. rhabarbarum ] Common Names: Localities: Grown throughout the world in heated greenhouses, it is a common vegetable all over. Species: … Continue reading
Black Cohosh
Black Cohosh The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Black Cohosh Cimicifuga racemosa, Actea racemosa [ Plantae: Magnoliophyta: Magnoliopsida: Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae: Actaea: Cimicifuga racemosa, Actea racemosa ] Common Names: black cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, macrotys, bugbane, bugwort, rattleroot, … Continue reading
Deadly Nightshade (Belladonna)
Deadly Nightshade The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Deadly Nightshade Atropa belladonna [ Plantae: Angiosperms: Eudicots: Asterids: Solanales: Solanaceae: Atropa: Atropa belladonna ] Common Names: Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Atropa, Belladonna, divale, dwale, banewort, devil’s cherries, naughty man’s cherries, … Continue reading
European Mandrake
European Mandrake The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland European Mandrake Mandragora officinarum [ Plantae: Solanaceae: Mandragora officinarum ] Common Names: Alraunwurzel, Mandrake, Satan’s Apple, mandragora, love apple, Circe’s plant, Dudaim. Localities: European Mandrake is native to southern Europe, … Continue reading
Poison Hemlock
Poison Hemlock The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Poison Hemlock Conium maculatum [ Plantae: Magnoliophyta: Magnoliopsida: Apiales: Apiaceae: Apioideae: Conium maculatum ] Common Names: Hemlock, Poison Hemlock, Devils’ porridge, beaver poison, herb bennet, musquash root, poison parsley, spotted … Continue reading
Delphinium
Delphinium The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Larkspur: Delphinium Delphinium staphisagria [ Plantae: Magnoliophyta: Magnoliopsida: Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae: Delphinium: Delphinium staphisagria ] Common Names: Larkspur, Lark’s Heel, Lark’s Claw, Knight’s Spur. Localities: Found throughout the Northern Hemisphere and mountains … Continue reading
Columbine
Columbine The Poison Garden, Blarney Castle, Ireland Columbine: Aquilegia Aquilegia canadensis [ Plantae: Magnoliophyta: Magnoliopsida: Eudicots: Ranunculales: Aquilegia: Aquilegia canadensis ] Common Names: Localities: Northern Hemisphere. It is native to the Alps. Common throughout Eastern North America as … Continue reading