Colm O'Regan: Fearing the wrath of briars on the blackberry pick

"It’s not for nothing that the other name of Sleeping Beauty was Little Briar Rose. When the wicked witch locked her away in that castle, she knew exactly what she was doing."

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You have to hand it to briars. But make sure you’re wearing gloves.

With the greatest blackberry crop in years staining fronts of jumpers and soft furnishings all over the country, there’s a strong chance more and more of us are picking against the pricks.