Thomas Crofton Croker
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| - | "[[Thomas Crofton Croker |Croker]]'s book opened a new world of romance, and introduced the English reader to novel varieties of elf creatures, with outlandish Gaelic names; the Shefro; the Boggart; the Phooka, or horse-fiend; the Banshee, a familiar spirit which moans outside the door when a death impends; the Cluricaune, or cellar goblin; the Fir Darrig (Red Man); the [[Dullahan]], or Headless Horseman."--''[[A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century]]'' (1899) by Henry Augustin Beers | + | "[[Thomas Crofton Croker|Croker]]'s [[Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland|book]] opened a new world of romance, and introduced the English reader to novel varieties of elf creatures, with outlandish Gaelic names; the Shefro; the Boggart; the Phooka, or horse-fiend; the Banshee, a familiar spirit which moans outside the door when a death impends; the Cluricaune, or cellar goblin; the Fir Darrig (Red Man); the [[Dullahan]], or Headless Horseman."--''[[A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century]]'' (1899) by Henry Augustin Beers |
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| '''Thomas Crofton Croker''' (1798 – 1854) was an [[Ireland|Irish]] antiquary, best known for his ''[[Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland]]'' (1825–1828), and who also showed considerable interest in Irish song and music. | '''Thomas Crofton Croker''' (1798 – 1854) was an [[Ireland|Irish]] antiquary, best known for his ''[[Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland]]'' (1825–1828), and who also showed considerable interest in Irish song and music. | ||
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"Croker's book opened a new world of romance, and introduced the English reader to novel varieties of elf creatures, with outlandish Gaelic names; the Shefro; the Boggart; the Phooka, or horse-fiend; the Banshee, a familiar spirit which moans outside the door when a death impends; the Cluricaune, or cellar goblin; the Fir Darrig (Red Man); the Dullahan, or Headless Horseman."--A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century (1899) by Henry Augustin Beers |
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Thomas Crofton Croker (1798 – 1854) was an Irish antiquary, best known for his Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland (1825–1828), and who also showed considerable interest in Irish song and music.
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