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170 year-old pear tree in the Liberties used by NCAD students 'to pick at fruit and make jam'
9 minutes Posted Sep 27, 2023 at 2:30 pm.
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There’s a pear tree in Dublin that’s seen 170 years of culture, industrial revolution and urban development. And it is nestled in the Liberties, DNA results have shown.

Students at NCAD in the Field Project taught by Gareth Kennedy have had their studies incorporated into the biodiversity of the inner city college, and it centred around this tree in particular.

Gareth Kennedy joined Sean to discuss...