tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post8130296689567558769..comments2024-01-08T19:01:37.331+00:00Comments on Donegal Wildlife: Everything's happeningStuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225743105419715015noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-38524432807433266722010-06-01T13:14:46.728+01:002010-06-01T13:14:46.728+01:00Quickthorn defintely refers to hawthorn round here...Quickthorn defintely refers to hawthorn round here (of course the name 'hawthorn' itself means 'hedge-thorn') - aka Whitethorn. It seems to be a very good year for hte blossom, even if it is in June not May!<br /><br />Lovely damselflies.Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15736035484977149890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-6968781884293789992010-05-31T16:41:01.731+01:002010-05-31T16:41:01.731+01:00'Quicks' is the local name for Hawthorn cu...'Quicks' is the local name for Hawthorn cuttings ready for transplanting. I have also heard it referred to locally as Half-thorn.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225743105419715015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-61940939483253293832010-05-31T15:02:35.857+01:002010-05-31T15:02:35.857+01:00Great post again, Stuart. I spotted a pair of Larg...Great post again, Stuart. I spotted a pair of Large Red's on Beara this week, and Common Blue's in Bantry. <br /><br />I heard the name Quick Thorn also, this week; do you know if it would refer to Black or Haw thorn? <br />The person who used it didn't know.Yoke,https://www.blogger.com/profile/02596190126355462132noreply@blogger.com