Turtle washed up along Kerry coast recuperates in Ireland ahead of transfer to Portugal 

Toby the turtle washed up along one of the beaches in Maharees, Co Kerry, four months ago, where he was found by a passerby
Turtle washed up along Kerry coast recuperates in Ireland ahead of transfer to Portugal 

Toby the turtle is heading home to a sunny climate in Portugal after being rescued in Ireland. Picture: Domnick Walsh

A baby loggerhead sea turtle that washed up on the Kerry coast earlier this year has landed safely in his new home in Portugal.

Two-year-old Toby the turtle has almost doubled in size since he first arrived in Ireland, when he weighed just 350g.

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