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Hooper's Law01 Oct 202500:07:35

A walk in the rain to date a local hedgerow using Hooper's Law.


Acknowledgments

  • Hooper's hedgerow history hypothesis - UK NAEE https://share.google/ni1jkJMDkiSCZl4uK


  • Max Hooper Obituary- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/09/max-hooper-obituary


  • Hedgerow surveying handbook - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6863a03d08bf2f5376121a64/hedgerow-survey-handbook__corrected_01.07.25_.pdf 


  • Hedge Britannia - https://hedgebritannia.wordpress.com/tag/hoopers-law/


    • Teagasc - https://teagasc.ie/crops/forestry/advice/forest-protection/ash-dieback/

    the swallows depart17 Sep 202500:05:09

    It is September and the swallows have begun to leave, we are an island of comings and goings.


    Acknowledgements:

    Thanks to Sean Lysaght and Phil Barnett.

    Kate St.John: https://www.birdsoutsidemywindow.org/2014/06/16/the-importance-of-tail-streamers/

    Ornithology, Third Edition, Frank B. Gill

    Czech Academy of Sciences, The extraordinary life of swallows: https://www.avcr.cz/en/news-archive/The-extraordinary-life-of-swallows.-What-do-we-know-about-them/





    the inkling days03 Sep 202500:06:34

    As the seasons change, a special episode with Phil Barnett to explore the inkling days.

    the Hericlitean field20 Aug 202500:05:32

    This week, I delve into the changes that have occurred in a single field over the last 200 years in the west of Ireland.


    Acknowledgements:

    Thanks to my neighbour Pat for the invaluable chats.

    Thanks to GeoHive managed by Tailte Éireann for the map data. https://www.geohive.ie/

    Cameron Roo, for the music, https://www.youtube.com/@Roocaster


    All errors are my own, and I remain, as always, open to correction. Thanks for stopping by.


    the forgotten wolves26 Jul 202500:06:59

    Searching for the forgotten wolves in the landscape of the west of Ireland and through time.



    Acknowledgements:

    Kieran Hickey, Wolves in Ireland

    Yellowstone Forever (for their blog on wolves and ravens)

    The Proceedings of the Royal Society, for the paper "Social learning spreads knowledge about dangerous humans among American crows")

    Sean Lysaght, for confirming the etymology of drumlin

    Cameron Roo, for the music, https://www.youtube.com/@Roocaster



    All errors are my own, and I remain, as always, open to correction. Thanks for stopping by.

    a family moves on05 Nov 202500:07:52

    Abandoned cottages speckle the Mayo countryside. Combining the hard evidence of census records, maps and onsite investigations with imagined, fact-based dialogue, I attempt to bring one home, and the people who lived there, back to life, if only for a few moments.


    Acknowledgements

    the well of the eels22 Oct 202500:10:19

    In search of the well of the eels that gives Pollanaskan townland its name.


    Acknowledgements

    • The GeoHive map view is a great resource from the government agency, Tailte Eireann and can be accessed at geohive.ie
    • Maps of drainage systems, such as the Moy, can be found on the Environmental Protection Agency's Geoportal at gis.epa.ie
    • For exploration of place names, begin at loganim.ie


    voices among the hedgerows03 Dec 202500:04:46

    Exploring the history of our hedgerows and what they say to us.


    Acknowledgements

    the buzzards come back19 Nov 202500:06:30

    In 2018, the buzzard's shadow once again fell upon our corner of the west of Ireland. These are my reflections on their homecoming.

    Acknowledgements

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