This month Branch Committee Member Andrea Reichstein shares some insights into the world of the Cormorant. From being a bringer of good luck if seen gathered close to a Norwegian village, as a carrier of the spirits of seafarers lost far out at sea, to the bringer of bad luck […]
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Do you suffer from intense dry skin conditions like Psoriasis or Eczema? Are you searching for something to soothe and heal your skin? If so, you might be interested in a new range of skincare products we’ve recently started stocking. These products contain an unusual yet powerful ingredient: snail mucin, […]
There are many animals that reach a great age. Tortoises and turtles are especially long-lived. In his lovely 1948 book ‘Over the Reefs’, Cork-born writer and artist Robert Gibbings (whose father was rector of St. Multose Church in Kinsale) told of a radiated tortoise called Tu’i Malila that lived as […]
Growing up in rural West Cork in the fifties, practically every housewife kept a flock of hens. Domestic hens are direct descendants of wild Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) and grey Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratti) from southern Asia. These domesticated birds have spread to every corner of the earth. There are hundreds […]