Ashmead's Kernel Ashmead's Kernel Ashmead's Kernel is a triploid cultivar of apple. Traditionally Ashmead's Kernel was thought to be diploid but a poor pollinator. Ashmead's Kernel is often reported as having been raised by Dr Ashmead in Gloucester, England in the 18th century. However Christine Leighton of the Gloucestershire Orchard Group suggests that the originator may have been William Ashmead, a lawyer who died in 1782. This dessert apple is of medium size, on average 83mm in diameter on vigorous rootstock and has a flat round shape. The base colour of the apple is greenish yellow, yet has a dull russet colour
Irish Traditional Music Archive historic Georgian house in central Dublin made available through the Office of Public Works. Guests travel from all over the world to access the collection. ITMA was co-founded in 1987 by Nicholas Carolan and Harry Bradshaw. Nicholas Carolan served as Director for 28 years until he was succeeded by Grace Toland in 2015. Carolan continues as Director Emeritus. The Archive has published two major printed publications deriving from historical manuscript collections of Irish traditional music: "Tunes of the Munster Pipers: Irish Traditional Music from the James Goodman Manuscripts", 500 pre-Famine melodies edited by Dr Hugh Shields from a Trinity College