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UnknownFl. pure white, facing down; perianth segments inflexed, symmetrically twisted, overlapping at base only; corona cylindrical, opening greenish white, mouth flared, rim irregularly crenate.
The Colleen Bawn (from cailín bán, fair girl) was Ellen Hanley, aged 15, who eloped with John Scanlan who, after a few weeks, had his servant Stephen Sullivan murder her in a boat on the Shannon Estuary.
Her body was washed ashore near Money Point on 6 September 1819. Scanlan and Sullivan were tried, found guilty and hanged for her murder.
'The Fair Maid of Erin'
Colleen Bawn, 1 W-W, Unknown Raiser, Ireland, 1885
Photo #44057 Paul Botting, USAColleen Bawn, 1 W-W, Unknown Raiser, Ireland, 1885
Photo #42473 Henry Shejbal, ItalyColleen Bawn, 1 W-W, Unknown Raiser, Ireland, 1885
Photo #16709 Gertrude Hartland, IrelandColleen Bawn, 1 W-W, Unknown Raiser, Ireland, 1885
Photo #11355 Old House Gardens Heirloom Bulbs, USAColleen Bawn, 1 W-W, Unknown Raiser, Ireland, 1885
Photo #10072 Carlos van der Veek, the NetherlandsColleen Bawn, 1 W-W, Unknown Raiser, Ireland, 1885
Photo #7416 Hein Meeuwissen, the Netherlands