Funeral arrangements announced for West Cork farmer killed by bull

Mr Shorten was found seriously injured by a vet who had been due to carry out a job at the farm.
Funeral arrangements announced for West Cork farmer killed by bull

Joseph Shorten died on Friday in an incident while he was working alone in a shed on his farm at Castletownkenneigh. File picture

An elderly farmer killed in an accident involving a bull will be laid to rest in Cork on Tuesday.

The man, named locally as Joseph Shorten of Castletownkenneigh and Enniskeane, died on Friday in an incident while he was working alone in a shed on his farm at Castletownkenneigh. It is believed he died after being crushed against a gate in the shed by the bull.

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