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Pilgrims flock to tree 'showing image of Virgin Mary' in Limerick

by Babel-Fish | July 9, 2009 at 07:49 pm

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It has been 14 years since her last major apparition in Ireland but the Virgin Mary is back and this time in the lowly form of a tree stump in Limerick.

To the dismay of local Catholic church leaders, the freshly severed stump, with its supposed image of Our Lady, is rapidly becoming the focus of pilgrims. The last time that Ireland experienced anything similar was during its last recession in 1985, when a “moving” statue drew tens of thousands to Ballinspittle, Co Cork.

Well its better than believing in leprecorns and pots of gold at the end of rainbows I suppose. But of course many catholics really believe in such things and now even the Catholic Church it self see's how silly such things are.

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Laughing-Samurai (not verified)

at 22:19 on July 9th, 2009

Limerick, and indeed, all of the area of County Cork and County Kerry remains a very strong Catholic bolt-hold dominated by the Church and Priesthood and not much has changed on that level. The Virgin Mary is all over that part of Ireland, an area I have visited many times for the spectacular landscapes and the roaring sea of the mighty Atlantic Ocean. All nonsense.

But you're wrong about the Leprecorns and Faeries, they are very much alive in that part of the world. I have not seen them, but in certain places, like huge mushroom rings you get the sense they are watching you. And there are certain kinds of little bridges when you are required to "doff your hat" and wish the little people and faeries a "good morning!" Or they will come in the night and steal ya gold! You have been warned or is it warmed?