Gorse? What's gorse?

Paramite Pie · 15-04-2015 04:52PM

Deleted User wrote: »

It just struck me as the creeping anglicisation where we have words that suffice.

But if others says gorse was used in their part of the country, fair enough.

I'll renew my objection when thickets, brambles and copses are destroyed.

Considering that both Gorse & Furze are used in England that's a bit silly. Whins is Scottish.

Some of our unique phrases are simply Anglicisations that have died out in England. but I always heard Gorse from my Mayo dad, and was raised in Galway surround by Gorse as well.

15-04-2015 04:55PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Never seen them if they do. Cowberrys have a berry like a haw don't they? Seen them alright

The land must be good where you are;)

bonzodog2 · 15-04-2015 05:20PM

fatknacker wrote: »

Ah you're all making up these words now, come on.

Which is the one with the fuzzy stickyballs, though? Plant, that is.

There's cleavers/goosegrass (about 4-5mm sticky balls) and burdock (bigger). Probably others too.

I grew up in UK knowing it as gorse, but remember the term Furze from some old maps

Antar Bolaeisk · 15-04-2015 05:38PM

I remember the great gorse fire of 'ought-two, ran for days it did, blackening the sky and causing some people to cough. Terrible times.

alaimacerc · 21-04-2015 05:37PM

RobertKK wrote: »

In my location you can find wild fruit like Fraughens (bilberries, a cousin of the bigger blueberry) wild strawberries (again minature fruit), wild cherries, wild gooseberries, wild raspberries, crab apples, elderberries, sloes, not to mention the blackberries.

Not to mention "blackberries" because of course you mean "brambles", no?

Archeron · 21-04-2015 06:40PM

I am going to have to call somebody a fat bilberry tomorrow.

alaimacerc · 21-04-2015 06:46PM

Also... as we keep having lengthy litigation about places called "Gorse Hill", are they all going to be appealed to the Supreme Court on the grounds that they ought to have been called Furze Hill, etc, instead?

Irelandcool · 22-04-2015 07:11PM

I just call them wildfires. Covers the lot of em. speaking of which there has been quite a few around here on galtee moore and one fair one on one of kilworth closer to the town where I am at lately ( I am in mitchelstown county cork). It reminded that time back in 2011 or 2012 where we had drought and a ton of wildfires.

Micilin Muc · 22-04-2015 07:17PM

Falscaí is the Irish word for mountain fires, gorse fires, bog fires etc. Don't think there's an equivalent in English in just one word!

PARlance · 22-04-2015 07:21PM

Sally Gap (no need for alternative names) was fairly blackened from bush fires when I drove through yesterday. Apparently she had another big one up there today too.