The mighty quins: Cork farmer welcomes 'one-in-a-million' lamb quintuplets

Amid an unseasonably wet March, Pat Cooney felt 'incredibly lucky' to witness the rare quintuple birth of lambs on his farm
The mighty quins: Cork farmer welcomes 'one-in-a-million' lamb quintuplets

A delighted Pat Cooney with the 'one-in-a-million' lamb quintuplets born on his farm near Minane Bridge in County Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

A Cork farmer has witnessed a "one in a million" occurrence when a quintuplet of lambs was born on his farm near Minane Bridge in Co Cork. 

Pat Cooney witnessed the rare event on March 23, saying that he feels incredibly lucky to have been there for the event. 

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