School: Powerscourt
- Location:
- Powerscourt Demesne, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: P. Steere
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- A Mrs F- lived to be a very old woman in the valley of Glencree and died about 30 years ago.
She reared three or four [?] pigs each year.
A Mrs R- went down one May day and bought a fine young boneen from her but when she let it 'out' next day it went home again.
Then Mrs F- had names for all her boneens and one she called 'Darby'. The pig was brought again to Mrs R- and for the third[?] time went home again.
On this occasion when Mrs R- came for it Mrs F- rubbed the boreen over with a piece of red sacking saying "Go back with them Darby and eat all you can and get big and fat and lazy but never let them kill you 'my pet'.
This time the pig remained and got big and fat and at last fit to kill.
September came and preparations were(continues on next page)
- Informant
- J. Sutton
- Address
- Curtlestown Lower, Co. Wicklow
