About Letitia McClintock
Letitia McClintock (1869-?) was an Irish novelist, short
story writer and folklorist. Among her books are two works of fiction and
several storybooks, set mostly in Ireland and written for juveniles. In
addition, she published a great deal on Irish folklore in periodicals,
including the Dublin University Magazine,
All the Year Round, and Cornhill
Magazine. William Butler Yeats selected some of her stories for his Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry.