Father delivers baby on way to hospital

“IT happened a bit faster than I expected,” said delighted West Cork father Patrick Murphy.

Fri, 29 Apr, 2005 - 01:00

Jim Morahan

Patrick, from Derrycarhoon, Ballydehob, was recounting how he found himself delivering his own baby girl during an early morning dash to the maternity hospital.

By coincidence, the 34-year-old mussel farmer took a course in emergency first aid a few weeks ago.

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