A woman has died following a farm accident in Co Armagh, the Irish Farmers Journal understands.
The woman was named locally as Thelma Gorman.
It is understood that the incident involved a cow and happened around 1pm on Friday on Kilcreevy road outside Armagh Town.
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The woman, aged in her late sixties, was a well-known and well-respected Simmental breeder.
A spokesman for the Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) said: “HSENI are aware of this tragic incident, and are attending the incident scene.”
Local MLA for Armagh William Irwin told the Irish Farmers Journal that the death has come as a major shock to the community.
"I am totally shocked to hear of the accident. I knew the family well. She lived for animals and she dies doing what she loved. My thoughts and prayers are with the family at this difficult time," he said.
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A woman has died following a farm accident in Co Armagh, the Irish Farmers Journal understands.
The woman was named locally as Thelma Gorman.
It is understood that the incident involved a cow and happened around 1pm on Friday on Kilcreevy road outside Armagh Town.
The woman, aged in her late sixties, was a well-known and well-respected Simmental breeder.
A spokesman for the Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) said: “HSENI are aware of this tragic incident, and are attending the incident scene.”
Local MLA for Armagh William Irwin told the Irish Farmers Journal that the death has come as a major shock to the community.
"I am totally shocked to hear of the accident. I knew the family well. She lived for animals and she dies doing what she loved. My thoughts and prayers are with the family at this difficult time," he said.
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