So, it seems, did a number of other County Clareans who phoned local radio stations in support. Whether it was this populist ground-swell—or fear of the fairies' retribution—the county recently assured Lenihan that the tree would be incorporated into the highway landscaping and remain unscathed.
Although the prized bush would appear to be out of the woods, Lenihan is not about to rest on his, er, hawthorn. The Limerick high school English teacher and father of six has set himself a much more ambitious preservation project—to keep alive the old Irish tales of magic, mystery and the underworld that he has already compiled in nine books. "We are losing our tradition," says Lenihan, who allows that he has yet to clap eyes on any fairies himself. "And if you have no magic in your life, you're in a sad place."
Saved by the Bell Reunion
The hookups, the meltdowns, the memoires
The case reveals what was really going on what they think of each other now!















