Jun 042015
The orchid must be the most spectacular of Connemara’s wild flowers. These are an endangered species and are protected by law in Ireland, but they grow abundantly in Connemara. You can see them growing by the side of busy main roads, and dotted around the fields where horses and cows seem to leave them untouched. Some of our neighbours have hundreds of them growing in their lawns, which they cannot cut until the flowering season ends. There are many varieties of wild orchid, but identifying them precisely is a job for a professional. I think this one may be a Marsh Orchid, but I am by no means certain.
