In 1743 the Dublin Society awarded premiums for various Articles of Husbandry (Daily Gazetteer (London Edition) (London, England), Friday, July 1, 1743).
Charles M'Donnel of Kilkee was awarded a premium for planting, in 1742, 90 acres with 7461 apple trees and 2214 Wildings* in hedge rows. He surrounded the plantation with a 6 foot wall.
This strikes me as a remarkable achievement for those times - all done with manual labour and requiring a lot of time and effort for the grafting.
See also http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclar ... er5.17.htm for notes of other tree-planting achievements in the county. I see there that Charles M'Donnel - there described as "...the late..." got another award in 1789.
Are there still any signs of the plantation ?
* Don't ask me what Wildings are.
Charles M'Donnel of Kilkee wins prize for plantation (1743)
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Re: Charles M'Donnel of Kilkee wins prize for plantation (1743)
From Webster's online dictionary:
wildings
One entry found.
wilding[1,noun]
Main Entry: 1wild·ing
Pronunciation: \ˈwīl-diŋ\
Function: noun
Etymology: 1wild + 2-ing
Date: circa 1525
a: a plant growing uncultivated in the wild either as a native or an escape; especially : a wild apple or crab apple
b: the fruit of a wilding
wildings
One entry found.
wilding[1,noun]
Main Entry: 1wild·ing
Pronunciation: \ˈwīl-diŋ\
Function: noun
Etymology: 1wild + 2-ing
Date: circa 1525
a: a plant growing uncultivated in the wild either as a native or an escape; especially : a wild apple or crab apple
b: the fruit of a wilding