Thomas Crofton Croker

Thomas Crofton Croker, (15 January 1798 – 8 August 1854), was an Irish antiquary, born at Cork. For some years, he held a position in the Admiralty, where his distant relative, John Wilson Croker, was his superior [cite news |url=http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0015-587X(1987)98%3A1%3C65%3ABAIITC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-B|title=Belief and Interpretation in T. Crofton Croker's Legends of the Lakes|date=1987|work=Folklore|vol=98|author=N. C. Hultin] .

Croker devoted himself largely to the collection of ancient Irish poetry and Irish folklore. He assisted in founding the Percy Society and the Camden Society. He and his wife's testimonies about funereal customs, particularly the tradition of [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/keen#Etymology_2 keening] the deceased are among the earlist and most significant contributions to the understanding of the Irish language lament and the accompanying traditions. His work "South of Ireland" went six editions, it was translated into German by the Brothers Grimm.

Croker died in 1854 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London. [http://www.brompton.org/Residents.htm]

T.F. Dillon Croker FSA, FRGS, was his son and only child [cite news |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=emP3OluYQeUC|title=Thomas Crofton Croker (obituary)|date=1854|work=The Gentleman's Magazine|] .

References

Bibliography

*"Researches in the South of Ireland" (1824),
*"Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland" (1825-27),
*"Popular Songs of Ireland" (1837),
*"Daniel O'Rourke" (1829),
*"Barney Mahoney" (1832).

Persondata
NAME= Croker, Thomas Crofton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Irish antiquary
DATE OF BIRTH=15 January 1798
PLACE OF BIRTH=Cork City, County Cork, Ireland
DATE OF DEATH=8 August 1854
PLACE OF DEATH=