Plant your Irish roots in Ireland will IrishCentral's initiative Irish Heritage Trees. ... Given rich damp soil alder will grow rapidly and is a really productive tree for timber.

But the very value of Irish timber led to its downfall. ... Sacred trees feature in Irish mythology, and stories of them often feature people incurring bad luck after cutting them down.

Read more: How trees were of huge importance in Irish folklore and history. Trees are part of the fabric of our landscapes and our homes, from the timber used to build them to the furniture we sit ...

Inspired by similar “Trees for Israel” efforts, Dr. McKiernan conceived the “Trees for Ireland” program and was writing to Irish government officials looking for support for such a venture.

So, they started planting a non-native American tree: fast-growing Sitka spruce, capable of rebuilding their timber resources in record time. And it worked. Today, about 12% of the island is forested.

About 80 per cent of the Republic’s timber harvesting machinery is working on forests hit by Storm Éowyn, but one industry ...

Forestry is unique - the more economic activity, the greater the environmental benefit. More forests, managed responsibly, provide more habitats for flora and fauna and more potential for recreation.

Beyond the Trees, a new visitor centre in Avondale, Co Wicklow. The timber-framed building is the first in Ireland to use long span engineered timber beams made from Irish timber.