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Killarney|kɪˈlɑːnɪ|
The name of a town in Co. Kerry, Ireland, used attrib. in Killarney fern, the bristle fern, Trichomanes radicans, which was formerly abundant in the neighbourhood of Killarney.
[1844E. Newman Hist. Brit. Ferns 313 It has lately been supposed by many excellent botanists, that there are two Irish species of Trichomanes,—the Killarney and the Glouin Caragh plants.] 1863Fern Manual 160 It is not only a native of Ireland, as the popular name (Killarney Fern) would lead us to believe, but is found also in many other parts of the world. 1888C. T. Druery Choice Brit. Ferns vi. 59 We have been very successful in the culture of the Killarney Fern. 1891L. T. Meade Sweet Girl Graduate x. 89 I'll take you into our fern-house... We have got such exquisite maidenhairs, and such a splendid Killarney fern. 1910C. T. Druery Brit. Ferns 257 In Ireland it has been found so frequently as to have acquired the popular name of the Killarney Fern. 1960P. Taylor Brit. Ferns & Mosses 88 The Killarney Fern has a most unusual distribution, being found chiefly in the tropics of the Old and New Worlds, with an extension northwards in Europe to the Pyrenees and Ireland. 1973Times 17 Dec. 2/7 Picking wild plants prohibited in peer's Bill... The 20 flowers are..in danger of extinction... The plants are:..Killarney fern,..Snowdon lily, spiked speedwell, spring gentian, Teesdale sandwort. |