Denis Lehane: Terror in the night as dogs go prowling in search of blood

‘It’s heartbreaking, you couldn’t describe it any other way,’ says farmer who lost eight ewes and two lambs

For the Kelleher family of Kilmichael, their 30 pedigree Zwartble ewes were always more than just a flock of sheep, they were in many ways nearly part of the family.

Tim Kelleher has bred the distinctively-coloured Zwartble ewes with little difficulty for the past five years.