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)
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