Latoon fairy bush

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The Latoon fairy bush, or Latoon fairy tree, is a whitethorn tree situated beside the M18 motorway in Latoon, County Clare, Ireland that was the subject of a preservation campaign led by Irish folklorist Eddie Lenihan in 1999 to save it from being cut down when the motorway was being built. According to Lenihan, the tree is an "important meeting place for supernatural forces of the region". The campaign purportedly held up the construction of the motorway for 10 years. Lenihan warned that its destruction could have resulted in "death and great misfortune for motorists travelling on the proposed new road". The tree was eventually spared in May 1999, and still grows in situ as of 2024.

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