Sheep thief rustled by lamb’s love for owner
The lamb’s owner, Pat Scanlon, had gone to the mart to see if an attempt was being made to sell sheep stolen from a field in Clonkeen, Co Kerry, the previous day. Once the lamb ran to him, he spotted the rest of his sheep.
At Kenmare District Court last Friday, Michael Folan, aged 32, of Kippagh, Ballyvourney, pleaded guilty to the theft of 17 sheep valued at €1,600 on May 22 last year. The animals were rightfully the property of Pat Scannell from Gortalee in Clonkeen.
