British and Irish folklore prominently options Gorse with its brilliant yellow flowers.
Folks believed its prickly nature warded off evil spirits and fairies.
On Could Day, folks would cling gorse wreaths on doorways to guard towards witches.
In Eire, sporting a chunk of blessed Gorse was thought to forestall stumbling or getting misplaced whereas travelling.
The plant’s year-round blooming impressed the saying, “When Gorse is out of bloom, Kissing’s out of vogue.”
In Devon, Gorse was often known as the “kissing bush” and used like mistletoe at Christmas.
Some thought-about gorse unfortunate to convey indoors, believing it might trigger a dying within the household.
In Eire, folks used gorse flowers to dye Easter eggs yellow.
