Mac Coitir, Diarmuid
Tue, 11/29/2011 - 15:41 | by Eoghan
Diarmuid Mac Coitir (with the kind permission of the National Folklore Collection, UCD)
Diarmuid Mac Coitir (with the kind permission of the National Folklore Collection, UCD)
Diarmuid Mac Coitir (with the kind permission of the National Folklore Collection, UCD)
A personal details form (‘Personalbogen’) was completed for each speaker at the Doegen Scheme recording sessions 1928-31. The information displayed below is derived mainly from these forms.
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Diarmuid Mac Coitir (with the kind permission of the National Folklore Collection, UCD)
Diarmuid Mac Coitir (with the kind permission of the National Folklore Collection, UCD)
Diarmuid Mac Coitir (with the kind permission of the National Folklore Collection, UCD)
Biographical Note
Mac Coitir (a Coitir, 'ac Coitir, Cotter), Diarmuid (Diarmaid, Jeremiah, Jerry Chrothúir Jer) (1880-1959): He was born 7 May 1880 in Ballingeary, county Cork. His father was Cornelius Cotter, a farmer, and his mother was Johanna McCarthy. He attended school locally. His family is recorded in the Censuses of 1901 [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000543140/] and 1911 [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001966266/]. Diarmuid became involved with the annual poetic gathering, Dámhscoil Mhúscraí (founded 1926). He composed songs and had folkloric material published in various journals. Two of his stories appear on Sgéalta Andeas, published by Gael Linn. He won prizes at Oireachtas na Gaeilge in 1902-4, 1914 agus 1954-5. He married Julia Ní Chéileachair of Slievereagh, Ballyvourney, and moved to her family's farm. They had two sons. Diarmuid died on 9 July 1959. For folkloric material collected from him, see Risteárd de hAe, Clár Litridheacht na Nua-Ghaedhilge (Dublin, 1938-40), index. Some of the material collected from him is found in the National Folklore Collection, UCD. For further biographical information on Diarmuid Mac Coitir see Ainm.ie at http://www.ainm.ie/Bio.aspx?ID=636. A sketch by Donncha Ó Cróinín appears in Béaloideas 32 (1964).
Personal Details Form ('Personalbogen')
A personal details form (‘Personalbogen’) was completed for each speaker at the Doegen Scheme recording sessions 1928-31. The information displayed below is derived mainly from these forms. | Sex | Male |
|---|---|
| Personalbogen form(s) for this speaker (RIA Library ref.) | Doegen P-B/7, Doegen P-B/8 |
| Record number(s) for this speaker | LA 1037, LA 1038 |
| Track title(s) for this speaker | An mac scaiptheach - Diarmuid Mac Coitir An triúr iascairí - Diarmuid Mac Coitir |
| Track ID(s) for this speaker (User Version) | LA_1037d1, LA_1038d1 |
| Forename(s) (Canonical) | Diarmuid |
| Surname (Canonical) | Mac Coitir |
| Alias forename(s) | Diarmaid |
| Alias surname(s) |
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| County of origin | Co. Cork |
| Address | Derrynasaggart, Ballyvourney, Co. Cork (or Derrynasaggart,
Ballingeary, Co. Cork) |
| Age | 48 |
| Date of birth | No data |
| Place of birth | Ballingeary, Co. Cork |
| Nearest big town to place of birth | Macroom, Co. Cork |
| Place(s) lived age 0-6 | Ballingeary, Co. Cork |
| Place(s) lived age 7-20 | Ballingeary, Co. Cork |
| Place(s) lived from age 20 | Ballingeary, Co. Cork |
| Education | Primary school, Ballingeary, Co. Cork |
| Father's home place | Ballingeary, Co. Cork |
| Mother's home place | Ballingeary, Co. Cork |
| Father's profession | Farmer |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Mother tongue | Irish |
| Languages spoken other than Irish | English |
| Able to read? | Yes (Irish and English) |
| Able to write? | Yes (Irish and English) |
| Able to play a musical instrument? | No |
| Able to sing or play modern European kinds of music? | No |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Profession | Farmer |
| Names (of RIA committee members, recordist) appearing on form | Tadhg Ó Donnchadha, Wilhelm Doegen, Tomás Ó Rathile |
| Comment(s) on voice etc. | "h/ha" (Wilhelm Doegen) |
