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The irish ‘Greyhound’ Pig: an extinct indigenous breed of pig

The Irish Greyhound pig was a descendant of the European wild pig (Sus scrofa) that had roamed Irish forests since prehistoric times. It was first domesticated in Ireland during the Neolithic. In the early Middle Ages there was not much distinction between the wild pig and the domesticated pig; the domesticated pig was fed on ... Read more

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Categories 18th-19th Century Social Perspectives, 18th–19th - Century History, Early Modern History (1500–1700), Early Modern History Social Perspectives, Features, Issue 4 (Jul/Aug 2005), Medieval History (pre-1500), Medieval Social Perspectives, Volume 13
Peter Hart and his enemies…
Taking the Mick

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