Valentia Island visitor not the first 'walrus washed ashore'

A walrus previously washed ashore on the southern coast in 1930 and there are other reports of walrus on the Shannon and in Donegal over the years.

The giant walrus that showed up al Valentia Island. Picture: Alan Houlihan © Eye Focus LTD

A giant walrus who washed up on the south coast of Ireland isn’t the first to breach our shores.

The walrus, who washed up in Valentia Island on Sunday, captured the imagination of the nation but back in 1930 a similar report appeared in this publication.