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KCLR Live: Seal Rescue Ireland Tell Us About “Sandy” the Thomastown Seal

Earlier this week, local woman Mary O'Kelly spotted the seal on the banks of the River Nore.

Photo of Ethna Quirke Ethna Quirke06/01/2022
Image credit: Mary O’Kelly of Dunamaggin

Earlier this week, local woman Mary O’Kelly spotted a seal on the banks of the River Nore.

The seal, named locally as “Sandy” appears to have returned to the Thomastown area for the second successive year.

Photo of Ethna Quirke Ethna Quirke06/01/2022