Barretstown Castle, Ballymore, Eustace, Co. Kildare
Site Location: Barretstown Castle, Ballymore, Eustace, Co. Kildare
Quantity of trees planted: 11,000
Site Size: Four 1/4 acre sites
Date planted: 19 March, 2025
Site Owner: Barretstown Children’s Charity
Sponsor: Uniphar

Barretstown Castle, Ballymore, Eustace, Co. Kildare

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the Barretstown Children’s Charity for planting a beautiful mini-forest of Irish native trees to help with Climate change.  Thanks to Dee Ahearn CEO for her enthusiasm about the project.  Special thanks to Peter Kenny, Facilities Grounds Supervisor who coordinated the project so efficiently and did such a great job with preparing the land.  

Thanks to John Coogan for erecting the deer fencing.  

To the tree planters at Forestry Services – thank you.

Thank you to Uniphar for sponsoring these sites.

Trees Planted

The following is a list of the 11,000 trees planted at this site.

Wild Cherry

European Bird Cherry

Blackthorn

Dogrose

Guelder Rose

Crab Apple

Common Alder

Downy Birch

Oak

Hawthorn/Whitethorn

Scots Pine

Rowan (mt Ash)

Hazel

Spindle

Gallery

Glimpses of Location where trees are planted