Our Catholicism is a bit funny though in fairness, likely because we were never forcefully converted. There’s still a lot of pagan notions that have been kept alongside the Church faith. Not sure about the tree in Clonmel but we did have to divert a motorway before to avoid damaging a fairy tree. I’ve heard our conversion to Christianity described as “new paint on old wood” and think that’s probably an accurate account of beliefs here tbh.
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Our Catholicism is a bit funny though in fairness, likely because we were never forcefully converted. There’s still a lot of pagan notions that have been kept alongside the Church faith. Not sure about the tree in Clonmel but we did have to divert a motorway before to avoid damaging a fairy tree. I’ve heard our conversion to Christianity described as “new paint on old wood” and think that’s probably an accurate account of beliefs here tbh.
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/fairy-bush-survives-the-motorway-planners-1.190053