Webthomas crofton croker was an irish antiquary whose collections of songs and legends formed a storehouse for writers of the irish literary revival. The son of an. Webhis end—for it cannot correctly be called his death—was singular and mysterious. At one of those splendid feasts for which his court was celebrated, surrounded by the most. Webbunworth banshee, from ‘fairy legends and traditions of the south of ireland’ by thomas crofton croker, 1825. (public domain) originally, “when they. Webthe small village of crofton, located in the picturesque countryside of wiltshire, england, has gained notoriety in recent years for the mysterious and intricate crop circles that. Thomas crofton croker’s fairy legends and traditions of the south of ireland (1825) is believed to be the first collection of oral tales published in.