Elderly farmer gives €1.6m plot to Travellers

A bachelor farmer who is giving away land in Co Meath worth €1.6m to the travelling community today said a multi-cultural society would aid the country.

Wed, 29 Mar, 2006 - 17:29

A bachelor farmer who is giving away land in Co Meath worth €1.6m to the travelling community today said a multi-cultural society would aid the country.

Barney Kearney, 80, revealed he was giving 65 acres of farmland at Corners, Kells, Co Meath to a charitable organisation for Travellers.

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