School: Árd-chill
- Location:
- Ardkill More, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chonalláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0978, Page 267
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- The following story was told me very often in my childhood.
Once an old woman was sweeping the floor and she found a sixpence. She went to a fair and with it she bought a goat.
On her way home she had to cross a stile near which grew a briar bush on which was much fruit. When she reached the stile she said "Goat Goat" cross stile.
Till I eat my bonny bush of blackberries."
The goat wouldn't.
She said: "Dog, dog bite goat
Goat wont cross the stile
Till I eat my bonny bush of blackberries,"
The dog wouldn't.
The woman said:
"Stick, stick, beat dog.
Dog won't bite goat
Goat won't cross the bridge (stile)
Till I eat my bonny bush of blackberries,"
The stick wouldn't.
Then the old woman said:
"Fire! Fire" burn stick
stick wont beat dog.
Dog wont bite goat
Goat " cross the stile
Till I eat my bonny bush of blackberries,"(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Conlon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumnalaragh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Kate Ennis
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Clareboy, Co. Cavan
