Description
Muckish, Derryveagh Range, County Donegal, Ireland
Muckish or An Mhucais means “The pig’s back”. As part of the “Seven Sisters” mountain chain which make up the Derryveagh mountain range, Muckish is a very distinctly shaped flat-topped mountain which resulted in her gaining this curious name.
Our ancestors believed that Muckish was a true magical mountain and that it was actually a giant sleeping pig! hence the name “The pig’s back”. Some say that the rock which forms this mountain passes continuously through the earth and comes out in Australia at another mystical place called ‘Uluru’. Personally, I don’t know if it holds any actual magical powers, but it certainly has a magical look and feel to it which makes any open minds wander.
Looking upon her during winters snow, my mind drifts away just like our ancestors once done…. I can also visualise a giant pig laying sleeping on top of a soft bogland heather mattress, all snuggled up under her giant snow-white blanket awaiting the warmth of Spring on the horizon to reawaken from her winter slumber once more 
