Farewell to Wicklow legend - 90-year-old Peter McGrath

Retired society secretary Peter McGrath, at the 71st annual Wicklow Mountain Sheep Breeders Society Show and Sale at JP&M Doyle Mart, Blessington. Photo: Adrian Melia.

Patrick O'Toole

The recent death of Peter McGrath in his 90th year brought to an end the life of a man who made an extraordinary contribution to the sheep farmers of Wicklow.

Peter was born across the Wicklow border in Killerig in Co Carlow and graduated from UCD in 1955 with a degree in agricultural science.