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Sophie the pig finds her mate in time for Valentine’s
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Friday, February 14, 2014
She’s a bit of a pig and he’s a real boar but, together, they’re as happy as pigs in … love.
Makin' bacon: Ivan Rumley introduces two Magalista pigs to each other at his farm near Cork City. Picture: Des Barry
Makin' bacon: Ivan Rumley introduces two Magalista pigs to each other at his farm near Cork City. Picture: Des Barry
By Eoin English
Irish Examiner Reporter
Despite a stormy start to the relationship, love has finally blossomed between two of Ireland’s rarest pigs.
Sophie, the rare woolly Mangalitsa, who was adopted last month after being found wandering on a Carlow mountainside, has finally found her Romeo just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Ivan Rumley, of Rumley’s Open Farm in Cork, confirmed last night that, following a nationwide appeal, he found a mate for Sophie and helped him move in last weekend.
The storms prevented the pair from getting to know each other properly. But thanks to a break in the weather yesterday, the two piggies hit it off.
Hopes are now high that the blossoming romance will lead to little woolly piglets by summer.
“We’re delighted that she has a mate for St Valentine’s Day,” said Mr Rumley.
“You don’t want to confine pigs in a small space so we’ve given them access to a large area outside, just to give them time to get away from each other too.
“Pigs can fight. But all told, they are getting on very well now.
“She’s delighted with her new friend. They have really hit it off.
“And I’m quite hopeful that, given his age, they will manage to have little woolly babies in time for summer.”
Sophie was found wandering on Mount Leinster just before Christmas by Mr Rumley’s friend, mechanic Jim Baron, and his daughter Sophie.
From a distance, the hairy hog looks like a sheep. But her ears, snout, trotters, and audible oink are unmistakably porcine. However, the initial confusion has led people to call her a ‘shig’, or a ‘peep’.
Mr Baron rescued her and contacted Mr Rumley, who runs a farm and petting zoo in Cork City, for advice.
Mr Rumley agreed to adopt Sophie in the hope of returning her to her rightful owner.
But when no-one came forward, he set out to find her a mate in the hope of breeding the rare breed.
Sophie was believed to be the only one of her kind in Ireland. However, when the owners of an animal rescue near Portlaoise read her story, they knew they had the right pig for the job.
They invited Mr Rumley to collect a three-year-old male Mangalitsa from their rescue last weekend, and he brought the animal back to meet Sophie on his farm, located between Waterfall and Ballinhassig.
Mangalitsas were first bred in Hungary, with three different breeds in existence right up to the 1950s.
One of the breeds is now extinct, and the other two are considered extremely rare.
There are an estimated 7,000 Mangalitsas left in Hungary, and a few farms in England are also breeding them.
The mystery about how Sophie ended up on Mount Leinster has yet to be solved.
Rumleys, which has a zoo licence and conservation programme, and is home to a range of other exotic animals, including camels, meercats, water buffalo, and some rare breeds, is due to reopen to visitors on the St Patrick’s Day weekend.
Mr Rumley has now invited the public to email him with suggestions for a name for the new man in Sophie’s life.
* www.rumleysfarm.ie
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Sophie the pig finds her mate in time for Valentine’s
Friday, February 14, 2014
She’s a bit of a pig and he’s a real boar but, together, they’re as happy as pigs in … love.
By Eoin English
Irish Examiner Reporter
Despite a stormy start to the relationship, love has finally blossomed between two of Ireland’s rarest pigs.
Sophie, the rare woolly Mangalitsa, who was adopted last month after being found wandering on a Carlow mountainside, has finally found her Romeo just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Ivan Rumley, of Rumley’s Open Farm in Cork, confirmed last night that, following a nationwide appeal, he found a mate for Sophie and helped him move in last weekend.
The storms prevented the pair from getting to know each other properly. But thanks to a break in the weather yesterday, the two piggies hit it off.
Hopes are now high that the blossoming romance will lead to little woolly piglets by summer.
“We’re delighted that she has a mate for St Valentine’s Day,” said Mr Rumley.
“You don’t want to confine pigs in a small space so we’ve given them access to a large area outside, just to give them time to get away from each other too.
“Pigs can fight. But all told, they are getting on very well now.
“She’s delighted with her new friend. They have really hit it off.
“And I’m quite hopeful that, given his age, they will manage to have little woolly babies in time for summer.”
Sophie was found wandering on Mount Leinster just before Christmas by Mr Rumley’s friend, mechanic Jim Baron, and his daughter Sophie.
From a distance, the hairy hog looks like a sheep. But her ears, snout, trotters, and audible oink are unmistakably porcine. However, the initial confusion has led people to call her a ‘shig’, or a ‘peep’.
Mr Baron rescued her and contacted Mr Rumley, who runs a farm and petting zoo in Cork City, for advice.
Mr Rumley agreed to adopt Sophie in the hope of returning her to her rightful owner.
But when no-one came forward, he set out to find her a mate in the hope of breeding the rare breed.
Sophie was believed to be the only one of her kind in Ireland. However, when the owners of an animal rescue near Portlaoise read her story, they knew they had the right pig for the job.
They invited Mr Rumley to collect a three-year-old male Mangalitsa from their rescue last weekend, and he brought the animal back to meet Sophie on his farm, located between Waterfall and Ballinhassig.
Mangalitsas were first bred in Hungary, with three different breeds in existence right up to the 1950s.
One of the breeds is now extinct, and the other two are considered extremely rare.
There are an estimated 7,000 Mangalitsas left in Hungary, and a few farms in England are also breeding them.
The mystery about how Sophie ended up on Mount Leinster has yet to be solved.
Rumleys, which has a zoo licence and conservation programme, and is home to a range of other exotic animals, including camels, meercats, water buffalo, and some rare breeds, is due to reopen to visitors on the St Patrick’s Day weekend.
Mr Rumley has now invited the public to email him with suggestions for a name for the new man in Sophie’s life.
* www.rumleysfarm.ie
© Irish Examiner Ltd. All rights reserved
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