|Barty was trapped in a bog and seemed a goner when Big Mick O’Reilly wandered by. „Help!“ Barty shouted, „Oi’m sinkin‘!“ Don’t worry,“ assured Mick. „Next to the Strong Muldoon, Oi’m the strongest man in Erin, and Oi’ll pull ye right out o‘ there.“ Mick leaned out and grabbed Barty’s hand and pulled and pulled to no avail. After two more unsuccessful attempts, Mick said to Barty, „Shure, an‘ Oi can’t do it. The Strong Muldoon could do it alone, mebbe, but Oi’ll have to get some help.“ As Mick was leaving, Barty called „Mick! Mick! D’ye think it will help if Oi pull me feet out of the stirrups?
