‘Ring’ fisherman overwhelmed by flood of proposals
Pat O’Flaherty, from Glasheen in Cork City, was offered €1,000 for the “River Lee ring” by a leading wedding planning website last night, which said it would auction it for charity if its owner wasn’t traced. And Specsavers invited him for a free eye test after he compared his catch to the company’s TV ad, which features a shortsighted woman throwing her engagement ring into a lake.
Pat was fishing at Carrigrohane last Saturday when he spotted something bobbing at the water’s edge. He used his net to retrieve the red jewellery box, which had a beautiful gold wedding band inside. It has been valued at over €400.
