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Cuasnóg is the Irish word for a nest of honeybees found in a hedge
(as opposed to Talmhóg which is nest found on the ground).
If you find a bees' nest in an accessible place (like in a hedge) – especially if you were a beekeeper – then you could take the nest home and put it in a hive and then harvest honey from it year after year.
For this reason, the word cuasnóg also means a 'surprise gift'.
It seemed a lovely word to describe the little nest of books I've packaged over the last years (and most especially because, since I've moved back to the wilderness in Kerry, I have become a very amateur beekeeper.)
Busy beekeeper and busy as a bee writing and creating,
I hope you'll discover many surprise gifts on the follow pages.
(as opposed to Talmhóg which is nest found on the ground).
If you find a bees' nest in an accessible place (like in a hedge) – especially if you were a beekeeper – then you could take the nest home and put it in a hive and then harvest honey from it year after year.
For this reason, the word cuasnóg also means a 'surprise gift'.
It seemed a lovely word to describe the little nest of books I've packaged over the last years (and most especially because, since I've moved back to the wilderness in Kerry, I have become a very amateur beekeeper.)
Busy beekeeper and busy as a bee writing and creating,
I hope you'll discover many surprise gifts on the follow pages.
I learned this word from a wonderful book; Tree Dogs, Banshee Fingers and Other Irish Words for Nature
by the wonderful Manchán Magan, who we sadly lost far too early this year.
by the wonderful Manchán Magan, who we sadly lost far too early this year.
Cuasnóg
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