When you travel through Ireland you will often catch sight of a fairy tree. Usually, a white thorn or an ash tree, this is where the fairies make their homes. You will often see one gnarled and weathered by the wild winds, or standing alone in a field, quite untouched.
Some you will see decorated with tokens or ribbons as a gift for the fairies.
It’s certainly common for farmers to work around these trees, even if it means they can’t grow crops where the tree stands. You’ll often see a perfectly cultivated field and, in the middle, an untouched fairy tree. Evidence of a farmer unwilling to risk his luck. The wee folk had many entrances to the other world such as in burial mounds, underwater, and the base of Fairy trees. As you can imagine, these gateways are extremely important for the movement of the wee folk, so they are heavily protected by magic.
In fact, where our quarry is located is in the townland of Lissoughter – (from the Irish for the upper fairy fort), and we have our very own fairy tree on the property.
I’m told that sometimes the locals can hear music and singing at night and the neighbours firmly believe that the fairies are the guardians of the finest green Connemara marble.
There are also many stories around Ireland of road works being delayed because Fairy trees would be in the path, workers would refuse to touch the tree. On most occasions, roads have been re-routed to by-pass the tree.
In today’s modern world the tree of life has come to be a powerful symbol of strength, connection, and wisdom. We also associate this symbol with our family tree.
Hand crafted, natural Tree of Life pieces are very much part of our collection and you can see more here at connemaramarble.com
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