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Croker, Thomas Crofton

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Croker, Thomas Crofton (1798–1854)

Irish writer and collector of Irish legends. Born in Cork, his works include Researches in the South of Ireland (1824), Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland (1825–28), and Legends of the Lakes (1829).

The Grimm brothers translated Croker's Fairy Legends into German, and his work had considerable influence on 19th-century collectors of Irish folklore.



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