School: Knockbride (2)

Location:: Cnoca Bríde, Co. an Chabháin
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A Coote Story

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A man called Luke O'Brien came to this district from Carrickacroman near Mountain Lodge, Cootehill. He had a son, Owen O'Brien, who told narrator the following story. Coote of Cootehill was the landlord of the district around Mountain Lodge. There was a man there who had a sow that paid his rent for him. The sow got bitten by a mad dog and had to be killed. The man then went to Coote and told him he would be able to pay no further rent as his sow had to be destroyed. Coote asked for the dead sow in lieu of the rent and got her. At that time it was a custom for the landlord's tennants to give him certain daily days, helping at the busy times of the year. Coote had a large number of his tennants helping at some crop and had the sow made into bacon to provide them with dinner. When the men were finished Coote asked, 'Wasn't that good bacon?' All said it was the best. Then Coote said to the man who had killed the sow, 'That was your sow but you needn't fear for fire and salt would kill the devil.' The owner of the pig was so annoyed that he went mad.
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Topics
1. seánra
  ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
  scéalta grinn (~6,086)
2. áit-spás-timpeallacht
  riaradh talún (~4,110)
Language

English
Collector
A. Lynch
Gender

Male
Occupation

Teacher
Collector
Thomas J. Barron
Gender

Male
Occupation

Teacher
Address

Cnoca Bríde, Co. an Chabháin

Informant
Frank O' Hare
Gender

Male
Address

Dromainn an Bhéil Theas, Co. an Chabháin
Turn Outs

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There was no "turn out" of Catholics in O'Hare's locality

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