Pair see the funny side after being swept off feet by giant wave

It may have been nervous relief, but John Murphy saw a funny side to the near-death experience he endured after being hit by a giant wave near Bantry Bay.

Pair  see the funny side after being swept off feet by giant wave

The owner of Fastnet Mussels was inspecting the road on the Sheep’s Head peninsula in West Cork along with council worker, Jimmy Griffin, when the two men were literally swept off their feet by the huge wave.

John was lifted up off the road and over an embankment into an adjacent field. As soon as he managed to get to his feet, he ran in search of Jimmy.

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