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School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

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Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 576

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    “Tradition tells us that many years ago there lived in Ulster a protestant teacher who turned his pupils into black pigs. ...”

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    and he himself was changed into a black pig. He ran along through County Cavan and there he was pursued by men who tried to kill him, so, they traced him as far as Keadue, and then he ran across Ballyfermoyle mountain, but he was caught at Knockvicar bridge and killed. The valley through which he ran is called "the valley of the black pig"
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. black pig (~84)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Gerald Mulhern
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Doogary, Co. Roscommon