A raffle for a Mayo holiday cottage to raise funds for healthcare workers during the coronavirus crisis has already reached €500,000. The cottage near Foxford, Co Mayo was placed for raffle two weeks ago by a Canada-based Irish couple who are both Covid-19 survivors. “We’re a bit shocked,” the owners, who do not want to be identified, told The Irish Times. They have been inundated with messages from others who were helped by support workers in their hours of need. The 150-year-old cottage, on the Mayo side of the Ox Mountains, had been placed on the market through local agent CK Auctioneers earlier this year and attracted offers of up to €90,000.

Source: The Irish Times June 21, 2020 04:52 UTC