Ivan Little reports for Good Evening Ulster from Newry
where a hawthorn tree has stoked up tales of local folklore. Despite being
sited in the middle of a building site earmarked for new housing, the workmen
refuse to dig it up or cut it down, as locals believe it to be a fairy tree,
with the fates turning on anyone who would cut down such a landmark.
Some of the locals
come forward with tales of those who fell foul of such actions in the past. The
council has offered a bounty to anyone prepared to cut it down, but has met
with no one brave enough. The tree has even became a political issue, with Sinn
Fein insisting that the wishes of the locals should be respected.