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The MacDonalds were Lord's of the Isles and had their base on Islay where the clan was at its strongest. Staffa is in the southern part of the Isles.

Yes the growing system used by the MacDonalds is very popular among the Irish.

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Might bridge-and-trench, rig-and-furrow agriculture also be practiced among Scots growers?

English Wikipedia seems to suggest MacDonald ties with those scattered Staffa growers of the 18th and 19th centuries.

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The second paragraph to the fourth subheading, Drought, defers to "water butts."

Might the aforementioned term be different from or the same as the Unitedstatesian term rain barrel?

Your comment 5 boxes down describes roof-garden plants as not visible from ground vantage points.

Do visitors get to climb up the ladder and marvel at roof gardening or might there be liability issues?

That generally would be a concern in similar, Unitedstatesian park arrangements.

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Some internet sources equate mare's milk with European-circulated specialty cosmetics.

Such products have not made it in Unitedstatesian markets.

Might they have appeal to British Isles-ers?

(Unitedstatesian tradition looks to British Isles-ers as not needing moisturizers and skin-care products because of fantastic complexions from just the right amount of moisture in eastern-pond skies!)

The image to the left of your title has two red-chested, red-faced birds.

Might they be European robins?

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English Wikipedia equates the Gospel of Philip with the furnishing a sister of Jesus Christ with the name Mary.

The aforementioned source, in its article on the Gospel of Philip, indicates a "special relationship" that invoked special "insight" into Jesus Christ's teaching.

The above-mentioned article mentions likewise regarding the Gospel of Mary and the Gospel of Thomas.

What might that "special relationship" be?

The library system has a number of books centered upon Pontius Pilate, from 20th- and 21-century writers.

English translations of the books produced by Anatole France (April 16, 1844-Oct. 12, 1924) and Roger Caillois (March 3, 1913-Dec. 21, 1978) number among resurfaced successes.

There seems even to be a graphic novel about a writer most upset by poor reception of his novel regarding Pontius Pilate!

But your other writings, such as wizzleys -- ;-D --, work nicely for you and your readers, correct?

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What might an evening "recreational period" involve among Trappist monks?

The University of Georgia hosted an hour-long webinar yesterday regarding brown spot needle blight (Mycosphaerella dearnessii) and needlecast (Rhizosphaera spp) diseases.

The presenter, Dr. Caterina Villari of the forestry and natural resources school there, identified the former as particularly jeopardizing historically longleaf and Scots pine, the former a native species and the latter a "Christmas-tree" import. Brown spot needle blight presently leads to ailing loblolly pine trees in the Unitedstatesian south.

Dr. Villari listed such diseases as menacing -- albeit in lesser degrees -- some European countries.

(What tree might the British isles opt for as Christmas trees since Unitedstatesians now prefer British Isles-native Scots pine?)

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Some internet sources have Plas Cadnant confused as Cornish, some as mixed -- ??!! -- Cornish and Welsh, some others as Welsh.

One online source indicates as the phrase meaning "hall, mansion" for plas and "confinement" for cadnant.

Might that be correct?

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Your comment below, in answer to my previous question, describes monasteries as displaying soul-calming gardens.

May the same be said of convents and abbeys?

Rig and furrow is bridge and trench.It is when the soil is piled up in long ridges to make it deeper for crops. You may note that this system is common among Irish growers.

English Wikipedia describes Pinanga palm- and Rhizanthella orchid-family members as the only plants known to flower and fruit underground!

Rhizanthella, commonly called underground orchids, is known to us since the 1928 scientific classification by Australian doctor and orchid-ist Richard Sanders Rogers (Dec. 2, 1861-March 28, 1942).

Might the British isles have Rhizanthella specimens for plant lovers to study and visit?

Or would travel to the Land down under be agreeably necessary?

It does not rain every other day in the UK, but there are times of year when rain is more frequent. Where I live, Manchester, got a reputation as a rainy city, but I think its reputation is not deserved. On the other hand when I lived for a year in Ireland, in March it did rain every day, even if it was a minor shower.