School: Brughtheine (B.), Malla
- Location:
- Baile an Teampaill, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Tighearnaigh
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“In our old house there is a quarter of a beast hanging in the chimney and it must be there for over a hundred years.”
In our old house there is a quarter of a beast hanging in the chimney and it must be there for over a hundred years. The soot and the smoke have kept it from rotting.
Long ago a disease called Blackquarter caused great losses to farmers by killing off great numbers of the cattle especially the fat cattle.
The owners were advised by "knowledgable" people to cut up a beast that died of the disease and hang a quarter of it in the chimney to prevent the disease from spreading.- Collector
- Matthew Coghlan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An tEanach Theas, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Mr John Coghlan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- An tEanach Theas, Co. Chorcaí