An interview with James Canty about urban folktales

Excerpt 1: About Earc Luachra (lizards) the Irish equivalent of tapeworm. How they get in your body and how to get rid of them.

Excerpt 2: Legend about fairy forts; a young woman went too near and got marked for life.

Excerpt 3: Legend and belief about the use of eggs to ruin potato crops and also to save potato crops.

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07/04/1984

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Ireland, Munster, County Limerick, Fedamore

Eilín Ní Cháinte

James Canty

19m 58s