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A Little Bit of History

The history books tell us that apples have been grown in Armagh for over 3000 years – St Patrick himself is said to have planted an apple tree at Ceangoba, an ancient settlement east of Armagh City. In the early records of the Culdee Monasteries in Armagh we find that at festival times the brothers were not allowed to increase their intake of bread at meal times, but they were allowed certain treats including the apple.

“The penalty for cutting down these is a fine of five cows, with lesser fines for cutting down the limbs or branches.”
(The Apple in Ireland; It’s History and Varieties
Prof JGD Lamb)
Image size
2175x1575px 1.99 MB
Make
FUJIFILM
Model
FinePix6900ZOOM
Shutter Speed
1/338 second
Aperture
F/5.0
Focal Length
10 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
May 11, 2008, 2:36:46 PM
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xxKisaxx's avatar
I love apple orchards and this pic shows a lot of its beauty.

I used to live right in the middle of an apple orchard ... I miss it so much down in Cranagil ...