> open fields because the British deforested all of it Ah here. It's unfair to solely blame the Brits for that. By the 1600s less than 20% of the island was fo

> open fields because the British deforested all of it Ah here. It's unfair to solely blame the Brits for that. By the 1600s less than 20% of the island was forested, down from 80% at the start of the neolithic period[1]. [1]: https://www.teagasc.ie/crops/forestry/advice/general-topics/history-of-forestry-in-ireland/ https://www.teagasc.ie/crops/forestry/advice/general-topics/...