Mike Cottingham () was a contributor to the

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. Cottingham was a native of Raheen, Caherlistrane, and was a notable contributor during the early years of the Irish Folklore Commission. The local pronunciation of his surname was Cotnum. An ancestor of Cottingham had arrived in the area during the 17th century , sent by one of the

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kings concerned about the dwindling timber supply from Ireland. Some of Cottingham's work was later published in local journals and local history books.

References

*''The History and Folklore of the Barony of Clare'', Michael J. Hughes, c. 1993. {{DEFAULTSORT:Cottingham, Mike Irish folklorists 20th-century Irish people People from County Galway