Finnegans Garden Story of Abbey Pig Market

This beautiful place is called Finnegans Garden, the triangle structure you see is a pig weighing scales. Did you know that Abbey was once home to a weekly and flourishing pig market? Listen to the the following clip to learn more:

Pig market

Pig Market Scales

You can learn more about Finnegans Garden, our pollinator projects here and the Abbey Pig Market on our heritage archive website:

Abbey Pig Market and The Weighing Scales – Abbey and District Heritage

Abbey Pig Market – Abbey and District Heritage

Finnegan’s Garden – Abbey and District Heritage

Abbey and District Heritage Collecting and sharing the heritage of Abbey, Co Galway a member of... GALWAY COMMUNITY HERITAGE The Abbey Hertiage Stories project has recieved funding from SECAD. Visit our Heritage Archive website - https://abbey.galwaycommunityheritage.org/