1960s: A FAIRY TREE has been REMOVED | Our Roving Reporter | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- A major controversy has shaken the rural tranquility of Annacloy in County Down. A celebrated "fairy thorn" tree - a type of hawthorn bush that fairies are especially partial to - has been removed during the dead of night. The uprooting of this magical tree, which was in the proposed path of a major road development, has left many people in the area angry.
BBC Northern Ireland's roving reporter James Boyce visits the scene to speak to some local residents. Have they ever seen a fairy? What is likely to happen to the person who chopped down the fairy thorn?
Originally broadcast circa 1960.
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In Iceland, they build the roads around stones where elves and trolls live 🙂
Yeah, no one messes with the Icelandic elves. Those little guys don't fool around.
That is pathetic. Such a shame there’s still so much quackery about. Just like the Middle East. Only less dangerous.
Fairy thorns are still very much a 'thing' in Ireland today, both North and South.
Thank you so much. I loved watching it. Such beautiful folklore. Never heard of a fairy thorne before. Wonderful piece of history 🦄
Yer man at 1:37 is priceless. Possibly born in 19th century too! Why don’t we see wonderful reports like this anymore. Serious, but sneakily taking the mick. You couldn’t beat some chat with auld Tyrone country folk.
I couldn't understand everything he said but I got everything he meant. He summed up the feeling pretty well.
@@NogginMelodeon ah begod thats an awkward question, they’ll probably go to hell, there’ll be no heaven for them .
Maybe too much 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺
@@garryleeks4848 I doubt it
This is wonderful --but sad for the people of the area. I wonder if they ever planted another tree? 🧚
Unfortunately I'm pretty sure that you can't replant a fairy tree/thorn/ring.
Love your fairy❣ I couldn't find mine. Yours made me smile. It is such a beautiful image to watch in your head, behind your eyes..a fairy tree. 🦋 We need more of those images to help our hearts in these times of horrific news. 🧚♂️ I FOUND HER💝
@@LINDA-oi4mt You are so right! When I was little, in the US, I dreamed of finding that place in the forest where the tiny fairies lived! Imagination is a wonderful thing! 🧚
@@QueenBee-gx4rp 🦄
@@QueenBee-gx4rp it’s not imaginary in Ireland. It’s a “ thing” as part of our history and culture. So in that sense it is real. We need to preserve our culture.
Keep our culture alive. Protect the fairies!
The fairy thorns away!❤
They should got charged with ,,, treeson lol great vid
I see what you did there, tree-son… sharp…..
@@andrewhamilton-gill lol
I really don’t know what happened in the last 3 minutes, can anyone tell me 😂
Yeah they should leaf the tree alone
@@jimferry6539 am sure. Special branch informed 😋 abt tree years ago
You shouldn’t mess with a fairy mound.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I remember the fairy tree as a boy 😢
Crime like that should be rooted out of the community. They should leaf no stone unturned to find the culprits even if they have to branch out very far. oak k is only a fairy thorn but it was a landmark and it's loss would have left the village pine-ing for it's return. The saps that took it should be ash-amed, I wood beech-eering to see them caught
You should branch out into comedy! Very clever...I just have to work out how to pronounce, "du9rr4bb9u".
It's as good a stage name as any, I suppose.
I loved ' at the far end of the night '
1:38 can someone please translate this
The Fairies took it down themselves for lack of appreciation. (I am askeert of Faries! )
British people are so authentic ❤
I doubt these people would have seen themselves as British
No thankfully most people now in modern day Britain reject organised religion and cult like behaviour. According to the latest census data
Fake noos!