| Paddy
the Pigeon: A bird in a million
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UK:
Northern Ireland
Fancier
flies away with pigeon medal, Paddy's medal is
sold for £7,000
A
pigeon fancier has paid out almost £7,000
for a bravery medal presented to a Northern Ireland
pigeon during the Second World War.
Paddy
the Pigeon, which hailed from Carnlough was decorated
for being the first bird to fly back with news
of the D-day landings in Normandy.
The
citation recorded that the County Antrim bird
returned with the news in just under five hours.
The
pigeon fancier bought the medal at an auction
in Dublin on, September 26, 1999
BBC Northern Ireland. - Re
Printed - by Ray Delaney
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