‘Everyone is so sad’ – Mayo beekeeper who died after being stung had celebrated daughter’s wedding last weekend

‘Everyone is so sad’ – Mayo beekeeper who died after being stung had celebrated daughter’s wedding last weekend

The death of a beekeeper who is believed to have been stung as she tended a hive has led to widespread shock in north Co Mayo.

Tributes paid to 'wonderful' beekeeper killed by stings

A woman who died after being stung by bees was described as ‘a cherished member’ of Ireland’s beekeeping community ahead of her funeral on Friday. It is understood that Kathleen Devine, who was in her 70s, was attacked while tending to one of her hives. She was quickly taken by air ambulance to a hospital in Sligo. Today's top videos In a statement to the Irish Daily Mail, gardaí said that Ms Devine died in hospital on Monday evening. Her husba…