Celebrate Ireland's National Heritage Week by planting a tree on a rural farm in the heart of West Cork.
Heritage Week takes place between 17- 25 August 2024 and this year you are invited to exompre the ways we are connected to each other through physical and cultural connection.
The Irish Heritage Tree, founded by IrishCentral, is a program supported by the Tree Council of Ireland that lets you plant your own native tree in Ireland and dedicate it to your heritage or someone special in your life.
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With the Irish Heritage Tree program, your tree will be planted in our rural farmland situated near Drimoleague in the heart of West Cork which is owned by Tim Daly.
His farm is a passion project focused on nature and creativity, with rewilding and regenerating the land being of the highest priority, and is surrounded by landscapes of immense natural beauty.
"The trees planted under the Irish Heritage Tree program have been growing really well in all of their habitats. With phenomenal growth from some of the birch and alders, where we are already seeing heights of 10 feet and over," he says.
We're proud to say that in 2022 at our original forest in County Tipperary, we achieved the goal of planting 3,500 native trees. The area has ties to St. Patrick, with legend claiming that Ireland's patron saint lost his tooth in the nearby River Fadaghta, which flows through the forest.
Native trees can take decades to mature once planted, yet as each year passes their roots secure firmly in the soil, a symbol of your everlasting connection to Ireland.
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