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Taxus baccata


Yew



Myrtle Grove, Youghal, Cork, Co. Cork


Situation: Individual Tree
Visited and photographed on: 22-Sep-09
Height: 16 m Girth: 3.3 m

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Walter Raleigh's yew trees where he smoked tobacco and grew potatoes during his 1st visit to Ireland.