Tag Archives: Ireland
The Vikings and Ireland
About the Vikings & Their Coming To Ireland: The Vikings were originally the inhabitants of Norse countries, such as where modern-day Denmark and Norway are now located. They became a seafaring explorer people due to the Scandinavian land … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Archaeology, Cultures, Viking
Tagged 700 CE, 795 CE, 841 CE, 902 CE, annagassan, black pool, boyne, brian boru, christianity, denmark, Dublin, erne, hompatrick, inishbofin, inishmurray, Iona, Ireland, irish kings, irish monasteries, liffey, longboats, looting, norsemen, norway, ostmen, paganism, raids, rathlin island monastery, sceilg mhicil, shanon, trade, vikings, warriors
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Gorse
Gorse Ulex europaeus or common names: Gorse, furze, furse, or whin Taxonomy: Kingdom: Plantae; Division: Magnoliophyta; Class: Magnoliopsida; Order: Fabales; Family: Fabaceae; Subfamily: Faboideae; Genus: Ulex; Species: U. europaeus; Binomial name: Ulex europaeus L. Gorse … Continue reading
Posted in Flora, ornamental, shrub, Trees
Tagged botany, England, evergreen shrubs, Fabaceae, Fabales, Faboideae, gorse, gurse, Ireland, Magnoliophyta, Magnoliopsida, plants, shrubs, U. europaeus, Ulex, Ulex europaeus L., wildfires
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