Breaking News: The Virgin Mary appears on a tree in Limerick

bluemachaveli

Sleipnir wrote: »

It's on the front of the Sky News website....Cringe.......

*shakes head*

Heard the best story yet earlier. Some "fella" who was due to go to the Regional Hospital for Dialysis today, visited the stump yesterday and has now 100% recovered :rolleyes:

fryup

bluemachavel wrote: »

*shakes head*

Heard the best story yet earlier. Some "fella" who was due to go to the Regional Hospital for Dialysis today, visited the stump yesterday and has now 100% recovered :rolleyes:

well i've got a rash on my mickey...wonder should i go

galwayrush

fryup wrote: »

well i've got a rash on my mickey...wonder should i go

Does the rash resemble anyone?:D

PistolPete78

Sportacus wrote: »

Its no Holy stone of Clonrichert!

its more like st Kevins Stump...... haha,,,

netwhizkid

PistolPete78 wrote: »

its more like st Kevins Stump...... haha,,,

Indeed it is as I posted earlier!

philologos

But parish priest Father Willie Russell has urged people not to worship the tree.
"There's nothing there . . . it's just a tree . . . you can't worship a tree," he told a local radio station.


A spokesman for the Catholic Church in Limerick said its reaction to the discovery was "one of great scepticism".

The Church seems to be quite reasonable on it actually.

Precious flower

Sleipnir wrote: »

It's on the front of the Sky News website....Cringe.......

They must have been having a VERY slow news day!
I'd say the tabloids are lapping this up.
Apparently 2,000 people have signed a petition in order to stop the stump being removed and others have gone to pray at it, people from all around the country. I'm glad random things like this happen, provides a few funny jokes and provides a bit of comic relief from the doom and gloom in the world.

jill_valentine

Fair play to Father Russell, alright.

DarkJager

I have to apologise for the majority of Co.Limerick. You see, once you get outside the city, eveyone kind of gets a bit soft in the head. I've taken ****s that look more like Rick Astley than that tree resembles anything.

samantha2000

I think all of us from boards should organise a pilgrimage to the stump. I'll make the sambo's, but you all have to chip in for the booze. :cool:

staker

Don't worry OP,
Recession humbles the masses.
Live and learn

Saibh

samantha2000 wrote: »

I think all of us from boards should organise a pilgrimage to the stump. I'll make the sambo's, but you all have to chip in for the booze. :cool:

Just leave the booze here and you can go....:D

Run_to_da_hills

samantha2000 wrote: »

I think all of us from boards should organise a pilgrimage to the stump. I'll make the sambo's, but you all have to chip in for the booze. :cool:

I propose getting together and chartering a bus.

Overheal

samantha2000 wrote: »

I think all of us from boards should organise a pilgrimage to the stump. I'll make the sambo's, but you all have to chip in for the booze. :cool:

Only if you toast them with this:

http://plainfront.com/theholytoaster/

or stamp the toast with this:

http://www.baronbob.com/holytoast-breadstamper.htm

jill_valentine

This would be kind of fun. Tempting, tempting.

ejmaztec

samantha2000 wrote: »

I think all of us from boards should organise a pilgrimage to the stump. I'll make the sambo's, but you all have to chip in for the booze. :cool:

You won't need many sandwiches. You can work miracles with a few loaves and a bit of fish-paste.

TwoShedsJackson

fryup wrote: »

well i've got a rash on my mickey...wonder should i go

Get down there and rub your mickey all over the stump. Guaranteed cure.

Seraphicblue

for what?
exhibitionism?

philologos

darkman2 wrote: »

I recall people telling me that in the 80's recession the country was a made a laughing stock internationally with reports like this and thousands of people actually believing it. I think the country looks stupid enough as it is without this again.

Are you for real? This kind of stuff happens all over the world.

Need I remention the Jesus in the Marmite Jar?
Or the Virgin Mary in the bark of a tree in Toronto?

karlog

Theres nothing there

I dont see s**t

Run_to_da_hills

Jokes aside, I blame the Catholic Church for all this nonsense, It is a religion based on pagan imagery and superstition. Graven Images are condemned outright throughout scripture.

One cannot walk into any Catholic Church without tripping over statues . Do you know that the Church deliberatly Altered the second commandment so that they could fill their churches with idols so what do you expect when someone sees a lump of wood that resembles something that one would only find in a Catholic Church.

"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God,. (Exodus 20:4-6)

omahaid

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God,. (Exodus 20:4-6)

That's class, I'm gonna use that on my missus "For I the Lord thy God am a jealous hubby so stop talking to your mother".

sceptre

Jakkass wrote: »

Need I remention the Jesus in the Marmite Jar?

Ah, they kept the lid but ate the marmite.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUnH9NECSUU

Iang87

Mary in a tree, jesus in marmite jars.

hmmm i think i'll have a sandwich and start a fire

Run_to_da_hills

People should cop on and realise that Rathkeale has one of the highest populations of travellers per capita than any other town in Ireland. These folk are also very superstitious. No doubt these people will be cheerleading this event to make as much cash out of it as possible with their chip vans, guided tours, stalls etc. They might even make an offer to buy the church as they have done already with most of the pubs in that town.

sqlpod

Ahh cop on now lad's, sure doesn't the good church want to bring 'Benny the Rat' over for a visit, their desperate...
next they will be claiming that a Mr Softy ice cream turned upside down look's like Jesus's beard

Paddo81

There could be somethin in this though lads.....................






















....probably not though in fairness.

l pearse

Took this photo in Herbert part, Dublin 4 @ the weekend....Wonder if it's a money tree....€€€€€

Dave!

l pearse wrote: »

Took this photo in Herbert part, Dublin 4 @ the weekend....Wonder if it's a money tree....€€€€€

Just looks like a normal tree to me bud

Nice picture though

Pompey Magnus

Dave! wrote: »

Just looks like a normal tree to me bud

Nice picture though

I think you are supposed to see Jesus being crucified, at least thats what I see...

soundsham

what a crock of sh1te,how could you believe that
not one person there wearing a stab/bullet proof vest no pie-balls

no way is that limerick

and everyone knows the virgin mary tap dances to get her message out,thats why she's still in ballinspittle,move to limerick ptff!!

pisslips

God has no willy.

Dr_H_Lecter

wonder could you swap it for an identical mock up tree-stump mary with a speaker and receiver built in.
then you could control the imbeciles of limerick.
faaaarmer o'flaaaherty ride old mrs o'shea from the caaaake shooop.
I DONT CARE IF SHE SAYS NO IM THE VIRGIN AND YOU'll DO WHAT YOUR TOLD.
what do you mean you cant get it up, here rub it off me. your infliction shall be healed.

LoopyL

The preists in Rathkeale want nothing to do with this tree stump but the travellers told them if they cut it down they'll burn the preists out of their home!!! :eek: