Corkman likely 'awoke to a well-established fire' in his house, inquest hears

The autopsy showed cause of death to be acute carbon monoxide poisoning and the coroner delivered a verdict of accidental death

The Coroner's Court sitting in Bantry heard that Patrick O'Shea had been living alone for a number of years following the death of his father. File photo via Google Maps

A man who died in a house fire at his property may have been reaching for the phone after the electricity was cut when he was overpowered by fumes, an inquest has heard.

The body of Patrick O'Shea, 69, was discovered at his home at Crostera West, Glengarriff in Co. Cork on January 9 last.