School: Craig Dhubh
- Location:
- Cregduff, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Séamus Mac Giobúin
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- (continued from previous page)you would not have kicked me."
Where are you going"? said the man
"I am going to Heaven", said "Small Sweeney".
"Let me go instead of you", said the man.
"All right," said Small Sweeney, "loose the string."
When the bag was loosed Small Sweeney got out and the man went into the bag.
"Small Sweeney" then told him what ever pain he would suffer not to shout. Small Sweeney then drove home the cattle and when he was ou of sight "Big Sweeney" got ou of his hiding-place, put the rag again on his back and proceeded to Lough Corrib. When he came to the lake he threw the bag into the deepest spot in it.
He went home feeling very happy that he had got rid og "Small Sweeney" is he thought. When he came home to his great surprise he found "Small(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Martin Naughton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Knocknageeha, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Naughton
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
