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In mid-summer the yellow flowers of Lady’s Bedstraw, (Botanical name: “Galium verum”) are abundant in the pastures of the Aran Islands.
 
As the name suggests it was formerly used as a pleasantly smelling filling material for bedding. It was also thought to deter creepie-crawlies of various sorts.
 
It has had other uses in the home such as curdling milk for cheese-making and medicinal uses such as stopping bleeding.
 
This bedstraw was photographed near Dun Eochla Stone Fort
 

 
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1. 4 th November 2016 View Count has reached 5,025
    
2. 2 nd December 2014 View Count reached 3,000
    
3. 31 st October 2013 View Count reached 2,001
4. 10th May 2012 View Count reached 800
    
5. 13th May 2011 View Count reached 100
    
6. 13th Nov 2010 Uploaded to RedBubble

Techie Photography detail:
    Image Mode: Raw
    Lens: EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM zoom (at 70mm),
    Camera: Canon 5d MkII
    Exposure: f8 1/800