The Confessions of Thomas Bourke
The Confessions of Thomas Bourke is a fairy tale . It is contained in the Irish fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm at number 10, which they translated in 1825 from Fairy legends and traditions of the South of Ireland by Thomas Crofton Croker .
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Thomas, a wealthy tenant, is known for his closed, friendly manner. He is said to have relationships with elves and can be asked for help if someone is sick because of them. One evening over punch, he tells how his child was saved by advice from one who danced with the elves and similar stories.
literature
- Irish fairy tales. In the broadcast by the Brothers Grimm. Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig, first edition 1987. pp. 145–162, 259. (Insel Verlag; ISBN 978-3-458-32688-5 ; the text follows the edition: Irish fairy tales. Translated by the Brothers Grimm. Friedrich Fleischer , Leipzig 1826. Orthography and punctuation were slightly normalized.)