Fergus Finlay: I braved the Tomnafinnoge wood to predict the future for you
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It's a dark mysterious place, the Tomnafinnoge wood. It’s near Shillelagh in County Wicklow, and it’s famous as one of the last remnants of the ancient oak forests that used to cover most of that part of the county. It’s a place of legend and mystery, especially now on New Year’s Eve.
Mere mortal men tend not to venture deep into the woods on nights like these. But I have taken my courage in both hands, because I have been told that here above all places I might learn things that would be to the advantage of my readers in the Irish Examiner.
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