Cattle drown after rescue workers’ 4-hour battle

SEVERAL cattle drowned after firefighters and rescue workers fought for four hours to save a herd of drowning cattle stranded in a field close to Rathkeale.

Assistant chief fire officer Carl Weaver of Limerick County Fire Service said six of the animals died as others in the traumatised herd were hoisted aboard rescue boats.

“We managed to save seven of 13 cattle,” he said.