111. Sidetracked – The Black Pigs of Ireland

In this episode, Matt talks about a famous Irish ghost story… sort of… and from there discusses porcine omens, boarish monsters, and generally evil pork. He also gets to work in some discussion of zooarchaeology and a couple of St. Patrick stories.

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Full transcript here.

This episode featured music by Matthew Armstrong and production assistance from Kaylia Metcalfe.

Sources:

Ask About Ireland

Culture Date with Dublin

Dublin Penny Journal (1832)

Duchase.ie (and here)

Enniscrone Traveler’s Site

Irish Central

Irish Independent

Irish National Biodiversity Data Center

Maringa.nl

National Museum of Ireland report on pigs in Ireland

Penn Museum Bulleting

RTE

Spooky Isles

Strange Company

West Cork People

Your Irish

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Queer,loudmouth,skeptical-agnostic-pagan,book addict,coffee lover,wine drinker, SAHM,writer,editor,producer,podcaster. -She/her

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