Three rounded flanks I loved and never will see again: the flank of Tara, the flank of Tailtiu and the flank of Aed Mac Ainmirech. He is coming, Adzed-Head, on the wild-heade sea with cloak hollow-headed and curve-headed staff. Yet, given the increasing power of Christianity in the 6 th century, foreseen in the next fragment, the poet must have anticipated the near destruction of the sites.
The Faith has spread and will last till the Day of Doom while evil pagans are borne off and their raths deserted.
Destruction of the sites was equal to dislocating people from their dwelling places next to the forests, therefore distancing man from nature and bringing an end to an age when nature meant environment, a place that environs. With the loss of status as dwelling and the distancing of man from nature, the forests and groves became a periphery, which nevertheless prepared the grounds for the felling of the trees during the colonial period.
Overall, there seems to be little unanimity as to whether it was the Norman Conquest or the English colonisation of Ireland that brought an end to early Irish nature writing. A grief to all, the gathering bush we knew as our assembly place: its boughs broken — a dismal day. I am in sorrow for its slopes, the fair hill that held my love By the end of the 16 th century bardic poetry was on the wane as the continuous state of war and conflict in Ireland resulted in the banishment of the earls from their native lands, which put an end to the Irish patronage system.
The final blow was the Flight of the Northern Earls, Tyrone and Tyrconnell, in , which led to the plantation of Ulster and the rising of The story of Christianity in Ireland is no less complicated than the history of colonisation and its impact on the environment. By devaluing the landscape, revered by the Irish, the Christian missionaries set the grounds for the expedition and exploitation of the Irish landscape at the hands of the Norman and English colonisers.
In other words, depriving the land of its former status as dwelling , Christianity brought about the earliest form of cultural mutation in Celtic Ireland, i. Deforestation is a long and continuous narrative in Ireland, a narrative that links the colonisation of the land to the colonisation of man. Today, about half of the Irish forests are in private ownership and less than thirty years of age.
Besides, the Republic of Ireland is still considered one of the largest exporters of wood to the United Kingdom Moreover, the forestry sector has been a source of employment, especially in rural areas while forest outdoor recreational areas have also been contributing to the Irish economy significantly According to the latest Forest Statistics annual report published by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine in , Ireland still ranks among the least forested regions in Europe with an average of This is while the European and Worldwide forest cover averages stand at Chesney eds.
Benn, , p. Bear ed. Her research falls within the fields of Irish studies, world literature, and ecocriticism. Anna Liddiard to be published in Irish Studies Review. Voir la notice dans le catalogue OpenEdition. Plan du site — Contacts — Flux de syndication. Navigation — Plan du site. Marjan Shokouhi. Keywords: deforestation , Irish landscape , colonisation , Christianity , dwelling.
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