School: Cohaw (B)
- Location:
- Cohaw, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Woods
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1018, Page 216
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“It was in the bad days when the people of Ireland were crushed and oppressed...”
(continued from previous page)grey, deery was rudely wakened frm his sleep by a loud tapping on the window.
He called to his wife and said :- "Get up, they've come to knock it down!" However, it was Coot's coachman, who said in a voice of illconceald joy:- "What'll you give me for a good news?" "Begorr!" says Deery I'll give you the best suit of clothes I can make!" "Coote is dead!" said the coachman. "So your little house can stand.
The tyrant, Coote, who had yesterday spoken so stiffly, was powerless to execute his command to-day.
- Collector
- John Finnegan
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Brady
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 90
- Address
- Boagh, Co. Cavan