UCD staff launch Grassses of Ireland book
Approximately 300 people attended the launch of The Grasses of Ireland held on June 11th 2012 in Birr Castle, Birr, Co. Offaly. The book, was written by John Feehan and Helen Sheridan (Environment and Sustainable Resource Management, School of Agriculture and Food Science) with photography by Damian Egan (School of Biology and Environmental Science), design and layout by Bernard Kaye (ESRM, SAFS) and published by Teagasc.Approximately 300 people attended the launch of The Grasses of Ireland held on June 11th 2012 in Birr Castle, Birr, Co. Offaly. The book, was written by John Feehan and Helen Sheridan (Environment and Sustainable Resource Management, School of Agriculture and Food Science) with photography by Damian Egan (School of Biology and Environmental Science), design and layout by Bernard Kaye (ESRM, SAFS) and published by Teagasc.
The Grasses of Ireland represents a long awaited illustrated identification guide that is dedicated to Ireland. However, it is also much more than that. The book was written for all who work in pasture management and for all who have an interest in Ireland’s natural history and heritage. Those who perhaps feel somewhat daunted initially by the apparent monochrome similarity of the common grass species, and are accordingly deprived of an appreciation of one of the most fascinating, and from a human point of view the most important, of all plant families. The book also hopes to help to alert a new generation of readers to the classical grassland research of an earlier age.
The Grasses of Ireland is available to purchase from Teagasc, Oak Park for €30.
Pictured at the launch of the book are: Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (TD), Dr Helen Sheridan (SAFS, UCD), Damian Egan (SBES, UCD), Prof. Gerry Boyle (Teagasc), Dr John Feehan (formerly SAFS, UCD), Lord Rosse (Birr Castle), Catherine Keena (Teagasc).