Ash dieback

Lergnahension (or Leargnahension) is the name of the house by the old bridge. It was once an old inn and is named after the river, the Abhainn Learg an Uinnsinn (pronounced Aven learg na hunshion), which runs down the hillside (learg, slope/hillside) of ashtrees – the uinnsinn (or uinnseann) after which the river and house are named.

Ash dieback, which is caused by a fungus, is a serious threat that has begun to attach these fine trees.

Forestry Research. Ash dieback is a notifiable disease.

The disease is airborne, but there is some hope that some species of ash will prove to be tolerant of the fungus.