School: Breaffy (roll number 15555)

Location:
Breaghwy, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Peadar Ó Catháin
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    on the stick. "Stick, stick beat the dog that would not bite the pig".
    She looked round and she saw a fire, and she said to the fire, "Fire, fire burn the stick the stick that would not beat the dog, and the dog that would not bite the pig, the pig that would not cross the stream". She then saw a bullock drink the water, the water that would not quench the fire, the fire that would not burn the stick, the stick that would not beat the dog and the dog that
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    Folktales index
    AT2030: The Old Woman and her Pig
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Naughton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Breaghwy, Co. Mayo