School: Collon (Erasmus Smith) (roll number 16325)
- Location:
- Collon, Co. Louth
- Teacher: E. Ní Earchadha
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- An Old Story
There is a story told in this district about a black pig.
This pig was being reared at Dunany and its owner had nothing to give him to eat. They decided to kill him and eat him. He escaped from these people in Dunany and came to Lordship then he came to Ardee, through Stackillen down the|Black Rd to Belpatrick School House. He came to a fort near Mt. Oriel called the Dunmore. He stayed there for a few days. Then he went to the Leaby Cross and from there to Croch an Alluis. He lodged there for a while then he(continues on next page) - Informant
- Ms Kells
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Collon, Co. Louth
