Stump attracts a global audience

THE Rathkeale willow tree stump which people claim projects an image of Our Lady is making global headlines.

Yesterday the internet had more than 245 stories as news agencies flashed the story throughout every continent. Newspapers in the US, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and many others carried stories on the Rathkeale apparition.

The Times of London carried a page spread, with a photograph, headlined “Pilgrims gather at image of Virgin Mary in tree stump”.