Little did I think at the time that the story of the Celtic Cross planted by the late Liam Emery on Bogay Hill, Newtowncunningham would ignite such interest!
I'd asked Darren Sheaffer to snap some pics of the walled garden at Bogay Walled Garden, so that I could map the Japanese Knotweed before the trial with the pigs commenced, as a throw-away comment I asked Darren to take some pics of the surrounding area to show the garden in context. Darren in turn shared them on social media and almost immediately by phone rang. Gareth Wilkinson from UTV, who coincidentally had been sent some images of the cross from passengers on a commercial flight into City of Derry Airport, who was looking for the location of the cross.
Jacqui Reed, who lives below the cross, was able to put Gareth into contact with the family of the late Liam Emery and after Gareth told the story so sympathetically (see original news piece here) the world then got hold of the story....
Entertainment.ie Mysterious Celtic Cross
TheTimes.co.uk Giant celtic cross takes sir passengers breath away
RT.com Mysterious giant celtic cross
irishcentral.com Amazing origins of a giant celtic cross
irishexaminer.com Mysterious celtic cross pattern
dailyedge.ie Incredible drone footage of a celtic cross
atlasobscura.com A massive celtic cross is secretly growing in an Irish forest
Dailymail.com mystery of a huge celtic cross
9news.com Mysterious celtic cross discovered in Irish forest
Independant.ie Incredible footage unveils one of Irelands hidden treasures
Donegaldaily.com Mystery behind giant celtic cross on Donegal landscape
belfasttelegraph.co.uk Incredible footage shows giant celtic cross
Breakingnews.ie Mysterious celtic cross pattern discovered
Donegalnow.com Breathtaking footage of Donegal celtic cross goes viral
Lovelyplanet.com A giant celtic cross has been discovered growing in an irish forest
Iradio.ie Incredible Donegal celtic cross spotted from the air
Irishpost.co.uk Incredible footage shows giant celtic cross
mnn.com A 'hidden' forest in the shape of a celtic cross
mysteriousuniverse.com Mysterious giant celtic cross discovered
catholicnewsagency.com The irish forest that secretly grew a celtic cross
Accuweather.com WOW! Mysterious celtic cross made from tree in irish forest
foxnews.com Mystery of enormous celtic cross has been solved
derrynow.com Aerial footage of wonderful celtic cross
news.am Stunning drone footage of celtic cross
Cyprus-mail.com Giant celtic cross growing in irish forest
newstv.pk Mysterious giant celtic cross growing in irish forest
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I'd asked Darren Sheaffer to snap some pics of the walled garden at Bogay Walled Garden, so that I could map the Japanese Knotweed before the trial with the pigs commenced, as a throw-away comment I asked Darren to take some pics of the surrounding area to show the garden in context. Darren in turn shared them on social media and almost immediately by phone rang. Gareth Wilkinson from UTV, who coincidentally had been sent some images of the cross from passengers on a commercial flight into City of Derry Airport, who was looking for the location of the cross.
Jacqui Reed, who lives below the cross, was able to put Gareth into contact with the family of the late Liam Emery and after Gareth told the story so sympathetically (see original news piece here) the world then got hold of the story....
Entertainment.ie Mysterious Celtic Cross
TheTimes.co.uk Giant celtic cross takes sir passengers breath away
RT.com Mysterious giant celtic cross
irishcentral.com Amazing origins of a giant celtic cross
irishexaminer.com Mysterious celtic cross pattern
dailyedge.ie Incredible drone footage of a celtic cross
atlasobscura.com A massive celtic cross is secretly growing in an Irish forest
Dailymail.com mystery of a huge celtic cross
9news.com Mysterious celtic cross discovered in Irish forest
Independant.ie Incredible footage unveils one of Irelands hidden treasures
Donegaldaily.com Mystery behind giant celtic cross on Donegal landscape
belfasttelegraph.co.uk Incredible footage shows giant celtic cross
Breakingnews.ie Mysterious celtic cross pattern discovered
Donegalnow.com Breathtaking footage of Donegal celtic cross goes viral
Lovelyplanet.com A giant celtic cross has been discovered growing in an irish forest
Iradio.ie Incredible Donegal celtic cross spotted from the air
Irishpost.co.uk Incredible footage shows giant celtic cross
mnn.com A 'hidden' forest in the shape of a celtic cross
mysteriousuniverse.com Mysterious giant celtic cross discovered
catholicnewsagency.com The irish forest that secretly grew a celtic cross
Accuweather.com WOW! Mysterious celtic cross made from tree in irish forest
foxnews.com Mystery of enormous celtic cross has been solved
derrynow.com Aerial footage of wonderful celtic cross
news.am Stunning drone footage of celtic cross
Cyprus-mail.com Giant celtic cross growing in irish forest
newstv.pk Mysterious giant celtic cross growing in irish forest
There's loads more websites featuring this story too.....
