School: Naomh Éamoinn, Dúnmaonmhuighe (roll number 10703)
- Location:
- Coolkellure, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Sorcha Ní Ghabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0304, Page 350
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- The Pigs Hill
Situated about a mile from our school is a small hill called the Pig's Hill. A story is told concerning the origin of its' peculiar name.
One day, a sow, the property of Colonel Shuldham, the late owner of Coolkelure Demesne failed to return home at night to the Dairy Farm. A search was made in the neighbourhood but without success. Next day a comprehensive search was made all through the locality by Colonel Shuldham's employees and others, but they returned home without the prodigal pig.
Days and weeks passed by but the sow did not return and everyone thought she had been killed or drowned.
Some months afterwards the people in the vicinity of the Pigs Hill were surprised by the appearance of seemingly a wild pig(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Milly Jagoe
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 16
- Informant
- Mr Wm. Ross
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Coolkellure, Co. Cork
