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School: Cill Chothrach, An Sciobairín

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Kilcoe, Co. Cork
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Tadhg Ó Spealáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0294, Page 159

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    Long ago in the townland of Skeagh there lived two brothers whose names were Tom and Paddy. Tom was rich and Paddy was very poor.
    One day the two brothers had a dispute. During the quarrel Tom told Paddy that he would drown him. Paddy said he could if he liked. Then Tom put him into a bag and closed it firmly.
    Then he caught the bag and pulled it after him on his journey to Roaring-Water Bay. The man in the bag was singing all the way. "I'm going to Heaven alive in a bag." The day was very warm and when Tom arrived
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