The Witch’s Yew is thought to be about 600 years old. The Witch’s Yew tree at Blarney Castle in Co Cork has been voted as Ireland’s Tree of the Year for 2019. In a competition organized by ...

A yew at Crom Castle in Co Fermanagh is thought to be Ireland’s most ancient tree at around 800 years old. The Silken Thomas yew at Maynooth in Co Kildare is believed to be around a similar age.

Irish names for Yew include Iúr and Eó. ... Lethal alkaloids known as taxines are present in all parts of the yew tree, except for the red fleshy part of the fruit.

Yew trees were once widespread throughout Ireland. Irish names for Yew include Iúr and Eó. Mayo is anglicised from ‘Maigh Eó’ which translates as ‘The Plain of the Yew’; Terenure comes ...

Witches Yew at Blarney Castle one of five finalists in national competition The mystical and magical Yew Tree, estimated to be more than 600 years old in the Rock Close gardens in the Blarney ...

August 23, 2013 at 1:00am BST. THE yew tree has been used in Ireland for centuries to ward off evil spirits and now in the modern era it's being utilised in the fight against cancer.

Yew Tree bought the Athlone unit last month in a deal worth €3.1m. That sale price equated to a net initial yield of some 11.9pc. The property was constructed in 2009 and is on a 25 year FRI ...

The Irish yew, Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata,' is a prime example of how useful an evergreen can be. It's a tough plant, needing no supplemental water once it's established. It grows in sun or part ...