Watch the timelapse of a Boeing 767 being prepared to be shipped from Shannon Airport to Sligo

Funeral director David McGowan has gripped the nation in recent weeks with his plan to move a Boeing 767 from Shannon Airport to Sligo as part of his Quirky Nights Glamping Village.

With the plane purchased and resting at Shannon, McGowan had obvious difficulties in transporting the Boeing (which is 159-feet long, weighs about 70 tonnes and has a 140-foot wing span) back to Sligo.

After ruling out transportation by blimp and helicopter, McGowan got around the problem by moving the plane by barge.