School: Craig Dhubh
- Location:
- Cregduff, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Séamus Mac Giobúin
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- (continued from previous page)Sweeney" in a field herding cattle, and said to him.
"Where did you get the cattle or how did you come here?"
"I got them in the hole you threw me into and I will get twice as much to-morrow if you throw me into it""I will go before you", said "Big Sweeney. Big Sweeney got up early next mornign and went to th elake and Small Sweeney followed him. When Big cam to the lake h jumped into the hole and was drowned.
That was the end of Big Sweeney.- Collector
- Martin Naughton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Knocknageeha, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael Naughton
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64