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Ruscus aculeatus, known as butcher's-broom , [ 2] is a low evergreen dioecious Eurasian shrub, with flat shoots known as cladodes that give the appearance of stiff, spine-tipped leaves. Small greenish flowers appear in spring, and are borne singly in the centre of the cladodes. The female flowers are followed by a red berry, and the seeds are ...
The Great Famine, also known as the Great Hunger (Irish: an Gorta Mór [ənˠ ˈɡɔɾˠt̪ˠə ˈmˠoːɾˠ]), the Famine and the Irish Potato Famine, [1] [2] was a period of starvation and disease in Ireland lasting from 1845 to 1852 that constituted a historical social crisis and subsequently had a major impact on Irish society and history as a whole. [3]
Grill 'Em All – A Los Angeles food truck with a theme inspired by Metallica's album Kill 'Em All.The three heavy metal enthusiasts, Ryan Harkins, Matt Chernus and Joel Brown cook gourmet hamburgers with names like "the hatchet" (with sausage gravy and maple syrup) and "the behemoth" (with cheese sandwiches for buns).
The former Top Gear and A Question of Sport presenter traces his roots to the west coast of the Irish Republic in the show, which will be broadcast on 22 August.
Agriculture in Ireland is a major component of the modern economy of the Republic of Ireland. [ 21] A major livestock producer, Ireland has very limited horticultural and grain production on account of its topography and climate. Ireland manufactures many derivatives and value-added products from its livestock base.
Irish people. Irish Travellers ( Irish: an lucht siúil, meaning the walking people ), also known as Pavees or Mincéirs[ 3] ( Shelta: Mincéirí ), [ 4] are a traditionally peripatetic indigenous [ 5] ethno-cultural group originating in Ireland. [ 6][ 7][ 8] They are predominantly English-speaking, though many also speak Shelta, a language of ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Help. Pages in category "Butcher family (Anglo-Irish)" The following 5 pages are in this ...
Ptolemy's map of Ireland. Ptolemy's map of Ireland is a part of Ptolemy's "first European map" (depicting the British Isles) in the series of maps included in his Geography, which he compiled in the second century AD in Roman Egypt and which is the oldest surviving map of Ireland. Ptolemy's own maps do not survive, but is known from manuscript ...