Hi Daniel what a fantastic tale, hawthorn ( fairy trees ) are sacred to the Irish and not many will mess with one . A good few years back they where expanding on the motorway from Limerick to Ennis and just outside a small village right in the path of the plans for motor way there stood a very old hawthorn (fairy tree ), it’s was petitioned to the county council to save the tree and in the end the motorway was rerouted around the fairy tree and it still stands protected in it’s original place to this day. To move a major road around a tree tells how important hawthorn trees are to the Irish and our folklore. I am sure if a request is submitted to your local Co Council before felling begins the Hawthorn can be saved since it was there before the land was forested . I hope you get to visit your fairy tree for many years to come .
@jgg59
2 жыл бұрын
I hope he does request that they save the tree
@matthewcunningham8691
2 жыл бұрын
That's a great story April, go on Daniel take this on as a mission. Clearly, it will bring good fortune to you and Moss et al.
@christinewright110
2 жыл бұрын
Where I lived in Cambridgeshire, was (and still is) an ancient oak tree which the giant supermarket wanted to take down because it interfered with their plans for the car park. We, the townsfolk, petitioned to keep it and so it remains in the centre of a roundabout.
@fosullivan9783
2 жыл бұрын
Coillte, the state forest management company are often accommodating to people's requests to save trees, its probably just a matter of letting them know, best of luck.
@kathleenphillips6445
2 жыл бұрын
Oh yes!!
@jillychandler
2 жыл бұрын
This is terrible news that they will cut all those trees down, and I am so pleased you will take the berries to keep seed in your freezer, to give life again from Mother Earth for the future. Thank you Daniel and Moss from Devon xxx
@animula6908
8 ай бұрын
Those are plantation trees. I hope they tried to leave the Hawthorne, but I’m disappointed so many people can’t know the difference between natural foresting and planted trees grown for timber. Ireland had a big fight a thousand years ago or maybe more about deforesting the land, but it was during the agricultural revolution so at the time the progressive thing to do was to deforest and use land to grow crops that people could use. I remember this when trends take hold in progressivism, because the way things appear at the moment may not be how they are, and extremism is the worst mistake. Imagine if they’d been less extreme when they knew they were right to deforest all of Ireland… But anyway that already happened long ago. Everything there now has been planted by humans on purpose. Nothing is a natural wholesome ecosystem Only the fairies have a tree here and there that can pass for natural.
@imeldadiaz4164
2 жыл бұрын
My father was Irish, he'd be 100 years old if he was still alive today. He believed in fairies and used to tell me stories about leprecauns playing in the fields. I never really knew if he believed the myths or was just joking with me. I miss him very much. You're a great story teller Daniel, you've inherited an Irish gift there.
@hollyw9566
Жыл бұрын
This made me cry, first for the forest - and still for the forest, I hope it still stands - then for the pain of the father and for the things we do and say in anger and pain, and then in happiness at the ending. There is an enormous amount of truth in this tale. There are many billionaires in this world who could, if they would, reach out and spare the forest by buying it and preserving it in perpetuity, giving the money to your pensioners. They would be their own sidhe by so doing. Blessed Be. This is my birthday wish, for today is my birthday.☘🌼🍀
@hollyw9566
Жыл бұрын
Let me add that I am very into perfumery, and have found lately that I love fragrances that contain hawthorn as a note. It's a magical fragrance. Must be that I am Irish on all sides (also we are said to have bit of Traveler 😉) , and my father was Irish and Cornish. All my ancestors would have loved this tale!
@flynnjp19
2 жыл бұрын
You had me glued to the screen with this story, just what the world needs now is great story and something to believe in...
@tcshaitan1
2 жыл бұрын
100 percent agree there.
@saxon-mt5by
2 жыл бұрын
We have an old Hawthorn tree in our garden boundary which is known to be at least 300 years old. Sadly it has been dying for the last few years and there is now only one branch which still bears blossom; I fear it may only have another year or two to go, but meanwhile we have planted three replacements which are thriving and hopefully will continue to blossom for many years to come.
@okinoboo4743
2 жыл бұрын
Good on you!
@catL156
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved this, as an Irish woman I'm so delighted that you took the time to share this wonderful story and respect the Irish culture and history, Nollaig Shona duit ❤️❤️
@heffo67
2 жыл бұрын
I have heard many a good faerie story, even a few first hand accounts from ones who have claimed to have met them. I enjoyed that, thank you! Oh just to add. From my observations locally (county Laois) it is practice now not to fell deciduous trees within, when felling a plantation of conifers. Fingers crossed for the whitethorn and the glade!
@johnnynesbit8289
7 ай бұрын
Yes they're real and it still goes on check out missing 411 thousands of people have very mysterious things happen to them around the world
@roxannedaly279
2 жыл бұрын
You are a Master Storyteller; a master photographer/filmmaker!! I was totally mesmerized with the forest's beauty; the fascinating fairy-farmer story and the manner in which you presented it!! WOW...best ever! To be watched again & again, & shared! Wishing you a beautiful Christmas Daniel!
@rhondajo7822
2 жыл бұрын
😊😁..... this video definitely sold me on the benefits of enrolling in Skill Share's film making classes! Excellent editing, photography and story telling. It makes me want to sit down with your farmer-neighbor and hear more stories about his life.
@flamelily3111
2 жыл бұрын
How beautifully told. You truly have a talent and a love for the earth. My mother was Irish and would never cut down a thorn tree...even in Africa where I was born and she died. Thank you for your story so eloquently told. And the memories it brought back. Would love it if you made them a regular feature. May the fairies bless you.
@33Jenesis
2 жыл бұрын
Daniel, you have what it takes to be a successful narrator. This is a perfect remote side gig you can do comfortably at home. I hope you are writing your own autobiography so that you can narrate your own book. But I would listen to you narrating Narnia, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Grimm’s Fairy Tales……all day everyday!
@joebraden3852
2 жыл бұрын
Daniel, wonderful tale, wonderfully told. I'm Irish and love this type of story. A thought...why not petition the landowner/forestry people/local council to spare the hawthorn? Your neighbour would certainly support you. Joe
@DaneseCooper
2 жыл бұрын
Most Irish folks won’t take down a Hawthorne (and you could always tie yourself to it to avoid it being taken down, my friends and I did that for some 400-year old oaks on a property in Southern California a few decades ago). I have newly purchased some land with a couple of pastures, a shared small lake, a house and quite a nice forest. I’m very interested in Irish woodlands as a result and I’m subscribing to your channel.
@Cate7451
2 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas and welcome and let s know how it goes!
@marirose19
2 жыл бұрын
@Danese Cooper Mossy Bottom is by far one of the best YT channels you could subscribe to. And ty for saving the oak trees (at least I hope you did). Do you know the story of Julia Butterfly Hill & what she did? Check it & her out if her name doesn’t sound familiar. Something tells me you were inspired by her as were others all the way to where I live in NH where a 72 year old woman sat in an extremely old oak tree so they couldn’t cut it down. It worked. Those who tried to cut it down gave up. Victory!!
@Marie-yx5ie
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Danese well done to you all 👏👏👏👏👍😉🇮🇪🍀
@Marie-yx5ie
2 жыл бұрын
@@marirose19 Wow, that's a fantastic story👏👏👏👏 👍😉🇮🇪🍀
@marirose19
2 жыл бұрын
@@Marie-yx5ie That’s the kind of 72 yr old I want to be for sure!🤗🎄🌟
@eastlothian98
2 жыл бұрын
10/10 storyteller mossy! I've recently visited the stone structures on the hill top from your last story. The Burren forest is magical too, ancient stone remains of a settlement, all overgrown with trees and moss now. Sure there is a story hiding in there, and I'd love to hear you tell it. Thanks Mossy Edit: Sorry to hear about your forest! Also I'm a plumber house hunting in the Mayo to Cavan area, I've plenty time if you'd like help with your cottage, even a good chat through if you want to DIY it. Be glad to repay the knowledge you have given me.
@donsheahan1569
2 жыл бұрын
Well done Daniel, a story well told. An Gorta Mór - The Great Hunger, is never forgotten especially in rural Ireland. I do hope you will be successful in saving the hawthorn tree from the chainsaw, with the help of your neighbour no doubt !!!
@marthapage4756
2 жыл бұрын
Delightful story telling! I live on Vancouver Island in British Columbia and we have the same greedy corporate attitudes when it comes to clear cutting. However, there are many here who fight against this foolishness and as a result at least some of the centuries old giants have been saved through their efforts. Thank you for your wonderful vlogs! I grew up with a father who shared your dream. He gifted me a wonderful tattered book, Five Acres and Independence by M.C. Kains. Perhaps a little out of date now but a true classic. All the Best for 2022 to you , Moss and all the creatures that you share your magical small-holding with.
@monikacarless_wordwitch
2 жыл бұрын
I also live on Vancouver Island and am so grateful for all the tree defenders here.
@marthapage4756
2 жыл бұрын
@Myth Tree very true
@katesterly547
2 жыл бұрын
It just hurts somewhere deep inside anytime I see a Forest clear-cut. I personally think that's unnecessary but then I'm not the one that's trying to make money off of the land. Here's hoping that they've got some sense of history and leave the Hawthorne. Please let us know how it goes. Thank you and Mossy for taking us to some beautiful places and yes I love the stories. Merry Christmas. Be well, stay safe, love from Texas.
@animula6908
8 ай бұрын
It’s not a forest. It’s a plantation. It’s like being sad in your heart when farmers harvest because you think it’s a natural grassland being felled. Those trees were not native or natural there. They were planted and raised for timber.
@kateduggleby6161
2 жыл бұрын
I was in raptures over this, beautiful cinematography and story telling! I do hope the hawthorn tree is saved....so special...❤️
@virginiahernandez7760
2 жыл бұрын
I loved this story. And pray the tree is protected. I think Ireland should be an entire World Heritage location do that ancient endangered trees, plants and ancient archeological history.
@markirish7599
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind words. Blessings from Ireland 🇮🇪
@virginiahernandez7760
2 жыл бұрын
@@markirish7599 my heart will always be there. My Granny was from there, Ove been there and plan to return!!
@tcshaitan1
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing. You really have a gift of telling a story. This story brought tears to my eyes not just the story itself but the sadness of it possibly being the end of life for that Hawthorn tree. How amazing would it be if you could plant your own like you said. Keep telling stories you are a natural. We have the winter solstice coming up. Would be cool to hear you tell a story for that maybe. I feel like another Christmas story would be wonderful to. I live in County Sligo and I love Carrowkeel not just the tombs but the Miners way aswell. Anyways keep doing what you're doing it's wonderful.
@kitchengreenie1
2 жыл бұрын
I believe you might be a decendant from the fairies too Daniel. You certainly had me captivated. More Irish folklore please!
@beverlybaker6970
2 жыл бұрын
What a great story, hoping the Hawthorn tree is somehow saved from the clear cutting. Maybe you could tie some ribbons on the tree so when they come thru cutting they will recognize the tree as something special.
@kathleenphillips6445
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve always loved fairytales and myths. You’ve documented this wonderful story for posterity, even if it’s known locally, now your audience is the world. Thank you and especially your neighbor, thank you.
@beecee1235
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! As good as any Irish " Seanachaí " (the ancient art of story telling). I was spell bound. Ask the farmer/fairy if he has any more stories. I believe you have earned a standing ovation. Well Done. And what a great gesture to grow another hawthorn from the seeds if this one. keep up the great work. Thank you.
@markwilliams8538
2 жыл бұрын
Just how champion was that now. More more more. One can only imagine the tree has as many stories as leaves. You set the imagination on fire. Thank you for being you.
@paloma2364
2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful storytelling skills! You must have memorized that whole story to be able to tell is so well. The filming and editing and art direction were also brilliant. I really hope they leave the hawthorn standing and that the people who own that land replant with Irish native species to create a beautiful forest that future generations can enjoy. Sitka spruce forests can be very dark and grim and they don't sustain wildlife. It's a pity the practice of planting them has become common in Ireland.
@donnasperling9780
2 жыл бұрын
Bless you Daniel. Lovely folklore. Beautiful rendition. I’m so sad that the forest will be destroyed.
@sandraengstrand2784
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful story! Sad to hear they’ll be cutting down the forest… May your hawthorn tree grow tall and prosper!!!
@shawnorth
2 жыл бұрын
I’m from Northern Ireland and I still live here, I would love to come and help you for a few weeks eventually if I figured out a way to sustain it, thank you for being so true to who you are and for doing this - it keeps me company after a long day in the rat race
@jamesj4998
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful story. Thank you for keeping our storytelling tradition alive Daniel and the mysteries of the fairies! The fairies have been seen to be linked to the consumption of magic mushrooms in Ireland - in fact the word for mushroom and fairies is the same in irish "pookies". I'd definitely recommend checking out Eddie Lenihans work, he is a master storyteller from Ireland and has an amazing archive of stories.
@rainedavis4173
2 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful story Daniel! You tell it so beautifully. I hope they do not cut down this incredible forest full of history and folklore. It is so sad that this is happening everywhere. We need our beautiful green space. I hope that your story will raise awareness and the public can intercept before it happens. Magic is real!!
@ProfChris
2 жыл бұрын
What a great storyteller you are! Thanks for sharing this tale:-)
@glenysperry3421
2 жыл бұрын
Magical, so well told Daniel. Merry Christmas everyone. 🌳
@moiragoldsmith7052
2 жыл бұрын
Happy Christmas to you too! x
@susanangelo7737
2 жыл бұрын
Same to you.
@valwright9871
2 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas to all and you Glenys. We will welcome back our elementals to our new earth.
@rebeccasobin7271
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking us on a walk through the woods. The trees are very special and we are saddened by the impending clearcutting of the forest. We hope some survive and that you can grow Hawthorne via the seeds.
@rochellelarmour5630
2 жыл бұрын
That was brilliant!!! Both the story and the telling of it. Thank you so much.
@eleanortrebicki3694
2 жыл бұрын
That was beautifully told and presented with such wonderful photography. You must have Irish blood or have kissed the Blarney stone. I was enchanted with your tale. Merry Christmas to you, Moss and all the other animals.
@marcphelan9883
2 жыл бұрын
The blarney stone isn't real it's just a myth that the Irish believe in , that's what a fairy told me anyway
@Marie-yx5ie
2 жыл бұрын
Eleanor, I feel he has too 👍
@tombyrne
2 жыл бұрын
According to the Book of Invasions, Moytura, in Sligo, was the site of a huge battle between the Tuath De, then rulers of Ireland and the incoming Milesians, from Spain. The Tuatha De had superior technology, but the Milesians won out through numbers and valour. The deal struck after the battle was that the Milesians should have the land we can see, whereas the Tuatha De retired to the otherworld, an underlying eternal present, and became the fairies or little people-who are always there, just out of sight and become particularly close to this world at Samhain (Halloween). Hence one needs to be very careful of the intersections between our world and theirs, such as white thorn trees and fairy forts, for to damage these would be to break the treaty and all sorts of terrible consequences may follow - for example, one farmer who ploughed up a fairy fort woke up with his feet put on backwards (I heard tell, as a child). The battle at Moytura was the second - there was an even more ancient battle where the Tuatha De defeated and deposed the Firbolg (bag-men), an earlier race. They were also assailed by the Formorians, a race of ravaging monsters..
@prettyk1020
2 жыл бұрын
That's really interesting! I need to reread the Irish mythology. According to some scholars, the Tuatha de Danaan were the Orkney Islanders, and the Fir Bolg were the Bell Beaker folk.
@tombyrne
2 жыл бұрын
@@prettyk1020 There were several invasions - the Partholonians,, wiped out by a plague, the Nemedisns, similarly, the Fir Bolgs, the Tuatha De Danann and the Milesians. The story is told to a Christian missionary by Tuan MacCarroll, a Nemedian, who survived out of his race by becoming a stag and then passing through a set of incarnations which he remembered, until he was once again a man. I hadn’t heard of the Orkney theory - the source of the Tuatha given in the Book is four cities - Findias, Gorias, Murias and Falias. From these they brought four treasures - the sword, the spear, the cauldron and the stone. These turn up in a lot of legends, including the Brythonic Mabinogion and end up as the Grail Hallows.
@blackcrowcottage
2 жыл бұрын
It breaks my heart that such a special place will be destroyed. I'm happy that you are collecting the seeds of the Hawthorne to plant. Loved your story & as always enjoy time spent watching your vlogs. Happy Yule to you & Moss.
@Julia-zj2ch
2 жыл бұрын
Oh Daniel, you have succeeded gloriously in making me feel something! Something quite deep. What a treasure this film is, and will be even more precious if the beautiful Hawthorne tree is lost. What a heart breaking prospect. You are truly special and I am so grateful to have found your channel. Thank you for this and all your videos.
@anthonylyon3398
2 жыл бұрын
The national trust of Ireland should buy that Forest with its Hawthorn tree & preserve it along with its Story because people from all over the world would love to visit it now.
@andrewjackdaw2511
2 жыл бұрын
Listening your story I felt like a child again. Open for wonder! Thank you!
@berniecooper3680
2 жыл бұрын
Good morning from an ex Englishman living in California. A wonderful story. Happy Yuletide to both you and Moss.
@jagoosw6368
2 жыл бұрын
Have a wonderful Xmas Daniel and Moss, you're such a lovely soul! Your storytelling is absolutely amazing. Not only I love listening to you talking about anything at all, but this wonderful story just took me to another dimension. Daniel please continue and think of releasing an audiobook too. Your talent is astounding!!!
@robfj3414
2 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful and sad story, Daniel. As a descendant (in part) of people who left Ireland during the famine, this truly touched my heart. Thought provoking and exceptionally well told, this will stay with me for a while I’m sure.
@theroo3625
2 жыл бұрын
Merry Xmas to you and your two- and four-legged family! What a tale... And like several commenters here I really like the idea of petitioning for this glade to be spared and protected - with the local folklore story actually providing a pretty special value one would think... And cheers to a happy new year of 2022!
@stevehiggins1263
2 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic story.
@ethnamoore5789
2 жыл бұрын
You will find fairy trees all over Ireland standing alone because if damaged you may fear the wrath of the faeries. I have a local one which the land is cleared all round it but the tree stands untouched. It will be a brave soul that clears the fairy tree.
@PRS_18
2 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas to you all at Mossybottom!
@jackbarber8092
2 жыл бұрын
What a shame to lose this magnificent small stand of forest. The special gifts of this forest will soon be lost. Society will be less for clearing these trees.
@peteswerdon2796
2 жыл бұрын
Hello from White Haven Pa. USA And a Merry Christmas to you all.
@alanwerner8563
26 күн бұрын
Hello Poconos !!! Richard from Nazareth/Bethlehem who now lives 2900 mi. W in Berkeley. I sure find myself thinking back to all our family camping trips at Promised Land, Hickory Run, etc.
@mshirey2799
2 жыл бұрын
Aaaaaand now I'm crying. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS, and thank you for saving the seeds of this magical tree
@BeFree-BeFrugal
2 жыл бұрын
I love hawthorn trees , especially the fairy thorns I have a special one I go and talk to 🌳Hawthorns had ribbons tied on them and danced around long before maypoles
@caspice
2 жыл бұрын
When Christmas is under lockdown, then it is really good to hear some Celtic Fairy Tales.
@thizizliz
2 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing.
@Z76455
2 жыл бұрын
Ohhh... so beautiful... thank you SO much!! Such a lovely story and so well told..Hawthorn berries are healers to the heart, and the energetics open the heart, and help with expressing, love and receiving love How wonderful that you will take that love energy to your homestead..I gasped out loud when you said the trees would be cut down.. so sad..It is such a special place.. I hope the fairies work their magic and the tree remains for future generations.
@karenleemallonee684
2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved that tale, as you told it I could envision it in my mind. Such sad news about the Grove of trees going to be harvested, I too hope the old Hawthorne Tree will be aloud to stand. Thank you for your beautiful gift of this story! 🌼
@suzyking9973
2 жыл бұрын
Wow loving your stories, I got my husband to listen as he is half Irish and his mother came from county Wicklow, we both love the story. Brilliant Happy Christmas to you both
@franlooving4203
2 жыл бұрын
Not everyone is a good teacher to people with different types of learning differences. I always appreciate your videos because I ALWAYS learn about the land in Ireland and find myself reflecting back on what you said in a video. Thank you! The story and current information you have really makes you think about and worry that the Hawthorne and area around it won't be saved, but I truly HOPE it will be saved!!! Please thank your neighbor for sharing the story with you. I have learned a lot! Take care.
@biancazoie3030
2 жыл бұрын
You are such a beautiful soul and person. You bring hope and love to all our hearts Thank you for you being YOU so beautifully and for touching us all with your love and passion. God bless.
@michaeldowdle6123
2 жыл бұрын
What an amazing journey you took me on, beautifully shot and told. Wishing you and your family (human and animal), a very Merry Christmas. Cheers Michael🕊🍸🎄
@eamonhannon1103
2 жыл бұрын
This is a deeper, richer , more meaningful and magic full than the plastic stories and characters we see coming out of Hollywood
@andrealewis3638
2 жыл бұрын
Love it! And your neighbour, thank him and thank you this has cheered me up no end. Save the white thorn!
@eugeneomalley8407
2 жыл бұрын
Daniel, You yet again tell a beautiful story. This is the second such story I heard from you. The first was about the fairy mountain you told a few weeks ago. Your overall theme begins to remind me of the opening lines of a poem by William Allingham called The Fairies. William hailed from Ballyshannon not a million miles from your present abode. The lines go: Up the airy mountain Down the rushy glen We daren't go a-hunting For fear of little men. As I write this I am looking up at the wall at your 2022 calendar with Mossy poking his snout around a tree. It is clearly photographed in the same forest your story is set in. At this point I can offer some practical advice in relation to the lone whitethorn tree. No Irish worker will knowingly touch such a tree. To do so is deeply cursed. All you need to do for its preservation is to spread the word. Your neighbour will already be only too aware of this convention. For illustration I remember, as a boy, a story I heard about the construction of the present main runway at Shannon Airport in the 1960s. It is currently one of the longest there is. The original alignment took it directly through a fairy fort. When local workers became involved in the project they refused to touch the fort. The runway was realigned to avoid the issue. A very happy Christmas to you and Mossy.
@lindacapen500
2 жыл бұрын
Daniel, that was absolutely the best story ever. I lovd the history and folklore of Ireland. You did great.
@summersun3745
2 жыл бұрын
That was very beautiful. And the story with some nice hand drawn pictures would make a wonderful book of fairytales...
@HoH
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Daniel, my girlfriend bought me your calendar as a Christmas present. One of the best and most thoughtful gifts I ever received. A merry Christmas and healthy 2022 for both Moss and you!
@vegansnippets205
2 жыл бұрын
That tree should not be cut down 😱
@gkopij
2 жыл бұрын
You are something else, something I used to be and lost all the way. My best to you. 💚
@taraann7753
2 жыл бұрын
There’s no Tree more beautiful than the Hawthorn in bloom..unfortunately we see less of them now, or farmers cut them so low that they rarely get the chance to show us their beauty while in bloom.
@mariamaria11-11
2 жыл бұрын
Oh the throws of life... And nice bit of magic with the faerie at 18:25 on, great job!
@go4minrakulyx
2 жыл бұрын
wow... great !
@theozarkduke
2 жыл бұрын
OMG by the end i was crying like a baby. i'm 60 years old and yes i am Irish, Born in America and loved my red hair it's going gray now. and before i go to my true Home i want to visit Ireland just one time. that's all i need.it's been my dream my whole life to visit where my Family came from. to see what they saw .to smell what they smelled. to touch what they touched.to see the beauty of Ireland.
@paulsaunders4146
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Daniel, magically told. I am reading a wonderful book at the moment entitled the old magic at Christmas by Linda raedisch, full of surprising world origins of the traditions we follow today. Keep up the good work, midwinter blessings, paul
@jacquesrosondil
2 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful place. More beautiful than you’d put in a fiction. I don’t know if I have ever seen something in nature that is comparable with the impression I got from this video. A beautiful glade basked in light and colour, guarded by an old friend. Surrounded by industry-towering logs planted in rows that are neither efficient or pleasing to the eye, but in a time past were looked at as a means to bring order into a place whose disorder was judged too cumbersome. A human imitation of nature that shows how difficult it is for humans to match that what nature does. There’s no ticket booth to walk through to enter. It’s just there for those in the know to enjoy. Magical enough to inspire stories to make sense of the beauty. A strong symbol that can be seen to be entangled with many themes in popular culture. A lonely reminder of what has been lost, of things that can disappear altogether. Felling those rigid rows of spruce will leave a scar on the land that’ll be hard to watch for years to come. The silver lining could be if they re-planted with more diversity and in a way that would allow to avoid clearcutting in the future.
@PeteKellyHistory
2 жыл бұрын
Great video. More Forgotten Folk Tales please!
@rosetrehou8843
2 жыл бұрын
Daniel of the ancient spirit ... Thankyou🧡🕊🌳🌳🌳☘
@scharfam5770
2 жыл бұрын
Daniel, you're a fantastic story teller. Thank you for sharing your neighbors tale in such a delightful and captivating way. What a shame about the forest. It seems so peaceful and beautiful. Understandable why you go hike/explore there. Happy Holidays to you, Moss and the rest of the "crew"! 🎄🎉
@mikebellmaps
2 жыл бұрын
You have already created your own gateway & inspiration. Good on yer.
@lyns2626
2 жыл бұрын
Love your stories. Ireland is indeed a magical place and I hope that I and my husband will be able to visit the Emerald Isle again. Wishing you and Moss and all your holding a most Merry Christmas. Cheers from South Carolina!
@garylightning8740
2 жыл бұрын
Outstanding, thank you very much. In fact all your videos are consistently excellent. Regards Gareth Wiltshire UK. Gratitude. Quality. Respect.
@nigelprice9449
2 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Daniel and Moss! I have thoroughly enjoyed your videos this year and look forward to more next year 🎅🤶🥂🎄🎁🎈
@Justificus
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent! A natural born Bard with the gift of speech and story - that is also a gift to those that hear the words within their hearts.
@cuppajavaplease
2 жыл бұрын
That was awesome. You have the gift of storytelling for sure. Please give us more content like this!
@mjosheehy
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. My beautiful border collie passed away yesterday. Your story did some healing in my heart. Bless you.
@sjchan3199
2 жыл бұрын
What a lovely story i love the old folk stories your a great story teller. How enchanting was that forest
@Ancient_War
3 ай бұрын
You’re a very gifted storyteller. Thank you for the story of the fairy and the farmer’s daughter. I enjoyed it so much.
@Alan-wn7lo
Ай бұрын
Just found your channel by chance, im Irish and do believe in natural Earth Begin's connected to the Earth, when my Brother was a Kid he saw a Leprechaun sitting under the Arch of a Railway bridge in a feild near our new house bit outside the town, when he told me the story 20yr later and still convinced he saw a little man like a Leprechaun, then i got a memory of been around the same area when i heard this melodic shrilly sounding music, at first i thought im hearing music from a radio or something, but there wasn't anything around in the field, then i listened and realized the music wasn't faraway but been played on what sounded like tiny instruments, i got a weird feeling and got home sharpish, most ppl in Ireland have heard the story of people who stopped to listen to the fairy folks music and when they finished the tree the man was leaning against was half grown around him, he went back to his house everything was different he knocked on the door and his younger sister now an old woman answered, he said who he was and she said i recognized you, where have you been for 50 yrs and not age, was it the Sidhe☘️💚
@monikacarless_wordwitch
2 жыл бұрын
Your wonderful story telling is captivating and keeping the lore alive. I will be planting a couple of Hawthorns on my land come spring. I use the berries in my witch's concoctions. They are a wonderful heart support, including our emotional heart.
@schlingerkurs
2 жыл бұрын
Dear Daniel, so, you are a very talented storyteller, too! Thank you very much for taking us with you on a magical fantasy-journey with wonderful pictures and scenes. It seems to me as if I just had been there when the story you told, happened..... 🧚🧝♂️🧞♂️💫 Greetings from Germany...
@ellenbirmingham1404
2 жыл бұрын
Oh Daniel- this story soothed my anxious heart. Death and tribulation came this winter, even as I returned to my mother's people in Iowa. It is staying true to my Irish heritage, while forgiving "those who trespass against us" that brings me full circle.
@woodchuck9
2 жыл бұрын
Will it be glade once the forest is gone? I hope that there is turn of events and your forest is spared. Great tale🤗 thank you ☺️
@HT-in-Alabama
21 күн бұрын
What a wonderful story. Thank you and the amazing gift of a story from your neighbor.
@mardikendall2553
2 жыл бұрын
Lovely story, well told, riveting. You're a gem Daniel.
@tracyshackleton2488
2 жыл бұрын
A truly lovely story. Tears at the end--cleansing and healing tears. Thank you for sharing.
@rhonaforbes7039
2 жыл бұрын
I loved this story ~ Thank You 💖 I am Scottish but descended from Irish who moved here to West Coast Scotland during the Irish potato famine… and also being a lover of folklore, myths and legends. I would love to hear more of these stories. I have planted many hawthorn in my garden who have just become a bit more magical after hearing this 🐝💚
@pumpjackpiddlewick
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant! Please do more of these. So wonderful culturally, poignant and simply super interesting. Perfect foil to the holiday season. Thank you.
@JKMA818
2 жыл бұрын
I have to say I could listen to you tell stories all day my fur baby Morgan was locked on the story . Please know I really appreciate your time and I would love to live on a special place like you and all of your fur children. Have a wonderful fantastic day and have a great time exploring this beautiful place you call home . From Knoxville Tennessee USA
@brigitacyre4698
2 жыл бұрын
Daniel, thank you for sharing both the lovely beauty of the Irish countryside and the intriguing fairy story. You have a gift for storytelling, both visually and orally, so keep honing your craft. Much appreciation for your time and effort!
@melissaoleary8196
2 жыл бұрын
Tears and smiles. Thank you so much for this!
@markmacthree3168
2 жыл бұрын
Added to my playlist Daniel, one of the best story's I've ever heard, good lad and tell the neighbor thanks so much for passing it on.
@richardomalley1746
Жыл бұрын
What a story teller! He must have Irish blood in his veins. Brilliant
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