An interview with James Canty about urban folktales
Description
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.
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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Date
07/04/1984
Identifier
UCCFEA_SR00039_WAVC
Coverage
Ireland, Munster, County Limerick, Fedamore
Interviewer
Eilín Ní Cháinte
Interviewee
James Canty
Duration
19m 58s
Citation
“An interview with James Canty about urban folktales,” UCCFEA, accessed May 8, 2024, http://epu.ucc.ie/folklore/items/show/427.