Thomas Crofton Croker
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Thomas Crofton Croker 1798-1854, Irish antiquary, b. Cork. One of the first to collect Irish folklore, he compiled Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland (1825-28), Legends of the Lakes (1829), and Popular Songs of Ireland (1837).
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