Gun found on children's egg hunt
A children's Easter Egg Hunt near Mile Mill this afternoon uncovered more than expected when a hidden shotgun was found in a tree, writes Brian Byrne.
The gun was found by two parents of children from Brannoxtown NS, for which school the fundraising walk and hunt had been organised.
The weapon was in a black plastic bag which had been placed in the back of the tree about halfway down the Green Avenue. It was badly rusted, and the stock very weathered, but the plastic bag was quite modern.
It was recovered from the tree by Garda Joanne O'Sullivan, who had been there to ensure the walkers were safe from traffic on the road.
