Fairy Tree Mahon Falls

elius

Was up at the Mahon Falls earlier and noticed some thug chopped down the Fairy tree anyone else see this?

Tragamin2k2

Poor Uncle Tom

The tree was fine up until lately when people started to tie rubbish to it, rubbish the sheep were eating and not digesting.

dayshah

elius wrote: »

Was up at the Mahon Falls earlier and noticed some thug chopped down the Fairy tree anyone else see this?

Did it fall upwards?

IrishCalypso

Terrible

Abelloid

dayshah wrote: »

Did it fall upwards?

I know I shouldn't...


OP, did you take any pics? Did it happen recently?

fitzcoff

Just seen this on WLR's facebook page, they have photos of it, looks like someone used a chain saw!!

STIG83

Some mindless idiots out there!! :mad: Cant have anything these days, hope the fairies fight back

dayshah

Well I hope the fairies feck them over.

But I wouldn't use the word mindless to describe it. I mean, it was clearly a planned out attack, not the sort of mindless vandalism done by drunks on the way home from a nightclub. They must have gotten a saw and a car, and done it while it was dark.

Maybe it was done as a dare? Or because of what Poor Uncle Tom was saying, maybe local farmers got annoyed with it and cut it down?

STIG83

Mindless is the wrong word to use, but what made them get a chainsaw and go cut it down?
Hope they have no luck, heard a story on the radio earlier bout a guy who dug up a fairy ring and he never worked a day after it

Chris P. Bacon

I have heard of the magic road,but today was the first time i heard about this tree

Everyone on facebook talking about it!!

Abelloid

That is sad, I wonder what would motivate somebody to do something like that...

Poor Uncle Tom

dayshah wrote: »

Or because of what Poor Uncle Tom was saying, maybe local farmers got annoyed with it and cut it down?

That was my first thought, but I'd doubt it. The storey will out eventually, it always does.

Cutting it down serves no purpose, honestly the pictures are actually disturbing.

ziedth

I don't get it myself,

Still though the tree has nothing to do with the "magic" so maybe just stick up a sign or something and all will be back to normal.

You'd wonder what the hell people would be thinking of though wouldn't ya?

STIG83

Sad to see though, cant have anything these days

woody33

It's a shame, a lot of people are upset about it.

dayshah

ziedth wrote: »

I don't get it myself,

Still though the tree has nothing to do with the "magic" so maybe just stick up a sign or something and all will be back to normal.

You'd wonder what the hell people would be thinking of though wouldn't ya?

There was a sign with "magic road/bóthar draíocht".

It was robbed, and makes an attractive theft target for tourists.

Aruba08

most miserable pointless act I have heard of in a while.

ex_infantry man

some people should just get a life for themselves and stop doin mindless vandalism.

comeraghs

The Fairies will get them back for messing with that tree!


(better chance than the Gardai doing it anyways)

deisedevil

Is it too late to bolt it together, put pruning paint on it and stake it up? I know it can be done if you get to it early but I'm not sure how long before it's too late.

Beeker

I find it hard to believe someone would do this. What the hell is wrong with these people?:mad:

Chris P. Bacon

Lads in fairness its only a tree,there is a lot worse things to worry about.

Abelloid

Richie Cranium wrote: »

Lads in fairness its only a tree,there is a lot worse things to worry about.

Of course it is, but that's not the point; it seems to have brought a little bit of happiness to a lot of people over the years, and If everybody took the 'more important things to worry about' attitude we'd be ****ting in the streets.

Straycat

not even one bit funny. what possess people? its not the end of the world and there are more serious things to be concerned with, but its a damn shame a piece of priceless local history is lost. (toursim is important too, especially to an area not able to rely on McD's and starbucks)

Chris P. Bacon

JustinOval wrote: »

Of course it is, but that's not the point; it seems to have brought a little bit of happiness to a lot of people over the years, and If everybody took the 'more important things to worry about' attitude we'd be ****ting in the streets.

Yeah your right,my comment wasn't meant to sound bad,if it brought people happiness then good, this country needs it,"If every tree in the world was like the magic tree,there would be no need for heaven....'We would already be in it'

dayshah

I had a friend from England. About his only knowledge of Ireland was from watching Father Ted and going to 'Irish' pubs.

He came over to visit me in Waterford so I brought him up to see the magic road and the fairy tree, to feed into the whole 'Father Ted' type aspect. He was really impressed by the road, and it will be a lot harder now to find without the tree. Having a fairy tree there just added to the magic.

Of course its just a tree, and blaas are just bread, and the metal man is just a statue. But they are Waterford's tree, Waterford's bread and Waterford's statue. Things like the fairy tree make Ireland a special place, and what make Waterford home.

It might take 30 years, but that tree will grow back. Waterford fairies never say die

Chris P. Bacon

dayshah wrote: »

I had a friend from England. About his only knowledge of Ireland was from watching Father Ted and going to 'Irish' pubs.

He came over to visit me in Waterford so I brought him up to see the magic road and the fairy tree, to feed into the whole 'Father Ted' type aspect. He was really impressed by the road, and it will be a lot harder now to find without the tree. Having a fairy tree there just added to the magic.

Of course its just a tree, and blaas are just bread, and the metal man is just a statue. But they are Waterford's tree, Waterford's bread and Waterford's statue. Things like the fairy tree make Ireland a special place, and what make Waterford home.

It might take 30 years, but that tree will grow back. Waterford fairies never say die

I like the way you think boy

Jubo

Ok people - I've heard of the magic road & it's magical ways but what's this 'magic tree' thing about?

dayshah

Jubo wrote: »

Ok people - I've heard of the magic road & it's magical ways but what's this 'magic tree' thing about?

Its not a magic tree, its a fairy tree. It was just by the magic road, so you knew you were on the magic part of the road.

Speak Now

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

The tree was fine up until lately when people started to tie rubbish to it, rubbish the sheep were eating and not digesting.

Yes so a chance a farmer might have got fed up with this nonsense and cut it down.

Poor Uncle Tom

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Yes so a chance a farmer might have got fed up with this nonsense and cut it down.

If that were the case the threat would probably have been removed altogether, not just left there.

dayshah

Well we may as well make the best of a bad situation.

Would it still be possible to take cuttings from the tree and plant them in gardens and so on. Maybe even sell them to Americans or something.

Psychedelic

Some of you were quoted in today's News & Star:
http://www.waterford-news.ie/news/story/?trs=mheycwmhql&cat=news

Chris P. Bacon

I wonder what username the News & Star go under :pac:;)

Poor Uncle Tom

Copyright, copyright.....:D

Minstrel27

Here is a headline for you "News & Star in lazy journalism shocker"

Abelloid

Richie Cranium wrote: »

Lads in fairness its only a tree,there is a lot worse things to worry about.

Put that in your newspaper.

STIG83

One of my quotes on this thread made it into the News and Star this week

magick

I really hope someone replants another tree there. I remember passing it so many times when i was young. Completely pointless and mindless act of vandalism.

ziedth

In fairness it's nice for us to get a plug, I wouldn't call it lazy journalism. Lazy would be just plugging our posts into the article without saying anything about us.

Chris P. Bacon

Its also on the front page of the Waterford Today,although it doesn't quote boards directly it just says "members of online discussion forums have also vented their anger".

Funfair

STIG83 wrote: »

heard a story on the radio earlier bout a guy who dug up a fairy ring and he never worked a day after it

I must find myself one of those rings

squeakyduck

This makes me sad and a little bit homesick, would love to go to Mahon falls now. At least the water is still going the wrong way....right...??

I hate the way that one person has to ruin it for everyone else! :mad::mad:

Jonybgud

Funfair wrote: »

I must find myself one of those rings

He probably meant a Fiery Ring, like after the vindaloo.....:D

STIG83

I just heard earlier they have good Idea who cut it down

squeakyduck

:O I hope Karma kicks their ass...or better still the fairies! :D

dayshah

STIG83 wrote: »

I just heard earlier they have good Idea who cut it down

OK, you don't have to name names (thats what PMing is for ) but can you give some details, eg local farmer, local teenager, anti-fairy racists, non-local scumbags??

Poor Uncle Tom

dayshah wrote: »

anti-fairy racists

I heard it was carried out by FUGLY
Fairies Uprooted by the Governments Local Yobs

STIG83

dayshah wrote: »

OK, you don't have to name names (thats what PMing is for ) but can you give some details, eg local farmer, local teenager, anti-fairy racists, non-local scumbags??

A local farmer, he didnt like people going up there, so took matters into his own hands, i think he not fully there either

dayshah

STIG83 wrote: »

A local farmer, he didnt like people going up there, so took matters into his own hands, i think he not fully there either

Why, is he away with the fairies?