Shock for breeder as lightning kills valuable mare

AN Irish draughtmare found dead yesterday may have been killed by lightning on a farm in Co Kerry during a severe thunderstorm.

Owner John Mulvihill of the Red Fox Inn, near Glenbeigh, on the Ring of Kerry, was clearly distressed yesterday at the loss of the animal.

“She was a beautiful specimen, standing at 16 hands. She had an excellent pedigree and would have been ready to start breeding next year,” he said.