Religious fever takes root
Updated on 10 July 2009
Religious fever has taken root in a rural Irish village after workmen claimed the image of the Virgin Mary appeared in the remains of a felled churchyard tree.
The supposed vision in Rathkeale, Co Limerick, has stumped locals who have come in their hundreds to pray and light candles in the grounds of Holy Mary Parish church.
While some believe the chopped willow should be preserved and covered in glass, others think the believers are just barking up the wrong tree.
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