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Fairy legends and traditions of the south of Ireland

by Thomas Crofton Croker

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: FictionPrimary source
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"Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland" by Thomas Crofton Croker is a collection of folklore tales written in the early 19th century. The work dives into the rich tapestry of Irish myths, sharing various legends about fairies and the supernatural beings that inhabit the landscapes of South Ireland. Each tale encapsulates elements of folk beliefs, local customs, and the whimsical encounters between ordinary people and the fairy folk. The opening of this collection begins with a preface explaining the author’s intent to condense previous works into a single volume while preserving the essence of the fairy folklore. The first legend recounts the tale of Knocksheogowna, where a herdsman faces torment from vengeful fairies annoyed by cattle trampling their fairy ground. Amidst the chaos, the character Larry Hoolahan, a fearless piper, resolves to confront the fairies and ends up forging a pact with their queen, thereby securing peace for the herdsman. These introductory stories set the stage for an immersive exploration of encounters with fairies, reflecting the charm and danger inherent in these beloved myths. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Legendary beings and transformations and Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

  • Legendary beings and transformations

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary and openlibrary-historical matched “Fairies”. Retained metadata contains “Fairies” in the description and “Fairies” in the subject metadata.

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    • “Fairies”· in description
    • “Fairies”· in subject
  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, online-books-page, openlibrary, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Fairy tales”, “Folklore”, “folklore”, and 4 additional term(s). Retained metadata contains “Legends” in the title, “Folklore” in the description, “legend” in the description, and 5 additional metadata match(es).

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    • “Legends”· via Internet Archive
    • “Fairy tales”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Folklore”· via The Online Books Page
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    • “Tales”· via The Online Books Page

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Open Library reports 59 editions; 8 cataloged here.

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1828-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon : John MurrayEnglish—Public digitized item

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1834-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon, J. MurrayEnglish—Public digitized item

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1844-01-01T00:00:00ZPhiladelphia : Lea and BlanchardEnglish—Public digitized item

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  • Contributing institution: Harold B. Lee Library
  • Contributing institution: Harvard University
  • Contributing institution: University of California Libraries
  • Contributing institution: University of Connecticut Libraries
  • Digitization sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries
  • Digitization sponsor: Brigham Young University
  • Digitization sponsor: Google
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Editors: Wright, Thomas
  • Illustrators: Green, W. T; Maclise, Daniel
  • Open Library reports 59 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
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  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): GR147 .C7 1825
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): GR147 .C7 1906
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: ca. 1825
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: seventh edition, ca. 1906
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