This article is a list of historical Irish plant collectors. An important part of taxonomy and botany is the collection of samples from different locales.
John Ball (1818–1889), first president Alpine Club, 1858–1860 Evelyn Booth (1897–1988), parts of her collection are in the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin Patrick Browne, doctor and botanist in Jamaica Thomas Coulter (1793–1843), collected plants in North and Latin America Lady Charlotte Wheeler Cuffe (née Williams) (1867–1967) Michael Pakenham Edgeworth (1812–1881), born in Edgeworthstown, County Longford; namesake of genus Edgeworthia Eugene Fitzalan (1830–1911), born in Derry; collector, nurseryman, and poet Robert D. FitzGerald (1830–1892), born in Tralee; botanist, artist, collector; collected orchids Dr. A. Gogarty, sent plants, seeds, orchids, ferns and bulbs to the Irish National Botanic Gardens William Henry Harvey (1811–1866), born in Limerick, collected plants in South Africa 1848–66 Augustine Henry James Keys (1841–1916), born in Irvinestown, County Fermanagh Edward Madden, from Kilkenny John Madden (1837–1902), Clones, County Monaghan; claimed in his North American expeditions to have introduced the Douglas fir Robert Patterson (1802–1872), Belfast, collected in Ireland, Australia Samuel Alexander Stewart Whan William Taylor (1829–1901), born in Moneymore, County Londonderry William Thomas Locke Travers (1819–1903), born in Dundalk
References
Darwin Correspondence online Database, Cambridge University
See also List of Irish botanical illustrators The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland