Watch: Westmeath farmer travels 6,500 miles to see cow donated by his father to destitute family

The Rwandan farmer spoke of his delight at meeting the Moate farmer, saying it was the "greatest gift ever".

Watch: Westmeath farmer travels 6,500 miles to see cow donated by his father to destitute family

A Moate farmer has expressed pride at the legacy of his late father’s generosity after travelling 6,500 miles to be reunited with a cow donated by him to an African family a decade ago.

Colm Doyle travelled to the heart of Rwanda in eastern Africa to see how a cow donated by his late father Jimmy 11 years ago had transformed the lives of a Rwandan family.

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