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School: Drong (2)

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Drung, Co. Cavan
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Bean Uí Fháinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 425

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    a wee wee woman and wee wee man and a barnful of thrashers, and a barnful of scutchers and I will run away from you too if I can",
    7
    It ran on and on, and the fox after it till it came to a river.
    Says the fox "I'll carry you across
    "O, no, no, said the little bannock of bread
    "I'd be afraid you'd eat me.
    8
    "Well get up on my back and I'll carry you across
    "O, no, no, said the little bannock of bread
    "I'd be afraid you'd eat me.
    9
    "Get up on my tail and I'll carry you across
    "O, no, no, said the little bannock of bread
    "I'd be afraid you'd eat me.
    10
    "Get up on my nose," and I'll carry you across
    "O, no, no, said the little bannock of bread
    "I'd be afraid you'd eat me.
    11
    "Get up on my ears and I'll carry you across"
    "O, no, no, said the little bannock of bread
    "I'd be afraid you'd eat me.
    Every time the fox was getting nearer
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sylvia Lockington
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bellanacargy, Co. Cavan