Cow’s carcass found on beach had been swept 96km in flooding

AN ear tag found on the carcass of a cow washed up on Ballybunion beach showed it had been swept more than 96km downriver by the recent floods from a farm in west Limerick.

The carcass was disposed of before it could pose a health risk to bathers on the blue flag beach.

The animal was one of many lost in the huge floods which swamped thousands of acres of land in Co Limerick in the early hours of August 1. Department of Agriculture records showed the ear tag on the dead animal belonged to a west Limerick herd.