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Dear Chris Wardle, Where is "Old Mother Shipley's Tree" in North Yorkshire. We've got an "Old Mother Shipton's Cave", but I haven't heard of any tree. Cheers, Neil >>> [log in to unmask] 04/10/2000 10:05:00 >>> >From our Forestry Officer: I have heard of them, particularly in Scotland and Yorkshire, Old Mother Shipley's Tree in N. Yorkshire is an example, but I know of none in Staffordshire. You rub a piece of cloth on a diseased part of your anatomy and as the cloth disintegrates on the tree so your ailment disappears, others are simply wishing trees. A variation on the theme in Scotland and Ireland is to hammer coins into the tree for good luck!!!! Paul Kennedy Chris Wardle %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%