A 62-year-old man who has lived in a derelict slaughterhouse for four decades was celebrating this morning after he received the keys to a council property in Cork.
John O’Donnell, who cannot read or write, previously told Virgin Media News that whilst he didn’t want to impose on anyone he was worried that he would end up “six feet under” because of the poor conditions he was living in.
John worked in the slaughterhouse as a younger man and slept in the canteen at night. When the slaughterhouse subsequently closed down he remained in the derelict site with his dog.
