‘It would be devastating if somebody harmed her’

ANNE CORCORAN told people she was looking forward to attending a dance in her home village of Kilbrittain, Co Cork, tonight.

However, it seems unlikely the 60-year-old widow will do so following her sudden and mysterious disappearance, which has sparked a Garda investigation.

Anne was born and bred in the village near Bandon and married a local farmer late in life. They have no children. Her husband, Jerry, died more than 18 months ago leaving Anne living on her own with her two dogs at the remote two-storey farm-house at Maulskinlahane, 3km north of Kilbrittain.