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Mon 06 Jun 2009An Irishwoman's Diary
IT WAS russet red, delicately poised on the branch as if it was made of a light mahogany. “Scarlet elf cup”, we were told, and we were sure we could hear the leafy footfalls of tiny little men . . .
Trish Walsh, director of Petersburg Outdoor Education Centre (OEC), was discussing the life cycle of the fungus, resembling an upturned mushroom, when she stooped to pluck what appeared to be a bit of discoloured paper or paint from among the moss.
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