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School: Bunlahy, Granard

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Bunlahy, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Mrs Brady
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 289

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    water won't quench fire; fire won't burn stick; stick won't beat dog; dog won't bite kid; kid won't go over bridge that I may get the bonnie bunch of blackberries, but the bull wouldn't.
    She went on then until she met a butcher and she said, Butcher, butcher, kill bull: bull won't drink water, water won't quench fire: fire won't burn stick: stick won't beat dog: dog won't bite kid: kid won't go over the bridge that I may get the bonnie bunch of blackberries, but the butcher wouldn't.
    She went on till she met a rope and she said, 'Rope, rope, hang butcher, butcher won't kill bull: bull won't drink water: water won't quench fire: fire won't burn stick: stick won't beat dog: dog won't beat kid: kid won;t go over bridge that I may get the bonnie bunch of blackberries, but the rope wouldn't.
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT2030: The Old Woman and her Pig
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernadot Ní Bhrádaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolcor, Co. Longford