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MEN have been paid to an elderly man who was killed after being gored by a bull who attacked him from behind while caring for livestock on his family’s farm.
John Reynolds (74), a respected farmer in Ballinhassig, Co Cork, suffered multiple injuries in the accident on Saturday night and was pronounced dead before he could be transferred to the hospital.
It was the latest in a series of fatal agricultural accidents in Ireland in recent weeks.
The accident occurred in Risingsun, about 10 km outside Cork City around 6 p.m. on Saturday night.
Mr. Reynolds was the brother of Neilus Reynolds, one of the key volunteers for the Ballinhassig Village Association.
“My brother John was killed by a bull on the old family farm in Risingsun yesterday. May he rest in peace,” Reynolds posted in a tribute on social media.
Senator Tim Lombard paid tribute to the deceased as a respected farmer and staunch supporter of the local community.
“The Reynolds family is well known within the farming community of Cork. This is a terrible tragedy and my deepest condolences go out to their family, neighbors, friends and the community at this difficult time.”
The elderly farmer was feeding cattle on Saturday night when he was reportedly attacked from the back by the Friesian bull and suffered severe chest and head injuries.
Two other men came to the aid of Mr. Reynolds and managed to keep the bull away from him.
The alarm was raised and emergency services personnel rushed to the scene.
Despite desperate efforts to help the injured man, he was pronounced dead on the scene before he could be transferred to Cork University Hospital (CUH).
The State Pathologist’s Office has been notified and a full post-mortem examination is scheduled for CUH.
Gardaí emphasized that the incident is being treated as a tragic accident and that a file will be prepared for the Cork coroner.
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) will carry out an investigation as usual in workplace accidents.
It is the second fatal running accident in Cork in just five weeks.
On April 2, a 64-year-old man suffered fatal injuries when he was harassed by a bull while feeding cattle on a property outside Charleville on the Cork-Limerick border.
HSA figures revealed that, on average, one person dies in an accident on an Irish farm every 20 days.
Agriculture remains the most dangerous workplace in Ireland in terms of fatal accidents in general.
In 2019, a total of 18 people died in agricultural accidents, most involving people 55 and older.
Most fatal farm accidents involve livestock, machinery and fall incidents.
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