James Grieve (apple) were delivered to the city markets via train or horse-and-cart, but because they bruised easily they had to be carefully packed in laundry-type wicker baskets filled with straw. The fruit cannot sustain modern supermarket handling, and so they are now only grown in gardens and for direct sale to consumers. Nonetheless, James Grieve is considered a good apple because it is exceptionally tasty, it produces fruit every year, it is disease-resistant, and it is a good polleniser for other apples. It may drop early in warm weather. It is also a good apple for making apple juice. James Grieve (apple)
Cathy Grieve Cathy Grieve Cathy Grieve (born 16 June 1965) is an Irish journalist from Letterkenny, County Donegal. She now owns Red Diamond Media, an Irish-based digital media group. Previously she was a senior editor with the BBC, the last post she held being Interactive Newsgathering Editor for BBC News. Cathy also worked for the BBC in TV, radio and new media. She also worked for a short spell with Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) as a Production Editor. She is the eldest in a family of seven. She was educated at Loreto Convent Secondary School, Letterkenny and graduated with a degree in