J2458 : Great reedmace, Hillsborough
near to Hillsborough and Ravennet, Ireland

Great reedmace, Hillsborough
Great reedmace growing beside the lake in Hillsborough forest.
To quote from another source “due to graphic mistake (or possibly even a deliberate error on his part) made by the Victorian artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, who famously painted "Moses in the Bulrushes" with the child's cradle depicted amongst reedmace instead of amongst clumps of the far less spectacular-looking bulrush, several subsequent generations of children have grown up believing that the reedmace is actually called the bulrush and is a myth that perpetuates to this day....”.
This misunderstanding is sometimes evident in Royal Black Preceptory banners.
J2458 : Great reedmace, Hillsborough (3) shows the plant during winter (January).
To quote from another source “due to graphic mistake (or possibly even a deliberate error on his part) made by the Victorian artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, who famously painted "Moses in the Bulrushes" with the child's cradle depicted amongst reedmace instead of amongst clumps of the far less spectacular-looking bulrush, several subsequent generations of children have grown up believing that the reedmace is actually called the bulrush and is a myth that perpetuates to this day....”.
This misunderstanding is sometimes evident in Royal Black Preceptory banners.
J2458 : Great reedmace, Hillsborough (3) shows the plant during winter (January).
Hillsborough forest
A mixed coniferous and deciduous forest planted in the Large Park, formerly part of Hillsborough Demesne. It includes a lake and many paths.
year taken
2008
- Grid Square
- J2458, 414 images (more nearby)
- Photographer
- Albert Bridge (find more nearby)
- Image classification?
- Supplemental image
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 14 August, 2008 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 14 August, 2008
- Geographical Context
- Category
- Plantlife (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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Irish:
J 245 582 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:27.4216N 6:4.8071W - Photographer Location
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Irish:
J 245 582 - View Direction
- Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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