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According to ''Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry'' the fear gorta walks the earth during times of Famine , seeking Alms from passers-by. In this version the fear gorta can be a potential source of good luck for generous individuals. Harvey (1998) relates a myth that the fear gorta was a Harbinger of famine during the Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s , and that the spirit originally arises from a patch of Hungry Grass (féar gortach). REFERENCES
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