Farmer raises €25k in Route 66 tractor drive

A Kerry sheep farmer who drove his vintage tractor, Betsy, across America’s famous Route 66 last month has so far raised €25,000 for cancer research.

Farmer raises €25k in Route 66 tractor drive
Wed, 28 Nov, 2012 - 00:00
Evelyn Ring

Kevin Curran from Waterville, Co Kerry, began fundraising for cancer research in 2010 after his wife Eileen, who had named the tractor, died from cancer the previous year.

The farmer, now retired, was a special guest at the annual Irish Cancer Society Research awards in Dublin yesterday.

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