In the video, which was captured by a trucker early on Wednesday morning, October 29 and has since gone viral on social media<\/a>, a large animal with a long tail and what appears to be a dark-coloured mane can be seen trotting towards a forest.<\/p>\n The truck driver, who is recording, beeps the horn at the animal, but it continues walking into the woods and soon disappears, reports Cork Beo<\/a>.<\/p>\n Speaking to CorkBeo, forest manager John O’Reilly, to whom the video was first sent, said the animal<\/a> had been spotted moving around the woods over Mount Shannon before the video was captured.<\/p>\n “The animal had been seen before by harvesters working on the site, but it was from a distance, moving through the trees. We assumed it was a deer before the video was captured,” he said.<\/p>\n “The video came from a trucker who was hauling timber, and there is a lot of debate as to what it actually is.<\/p>\n “People can make their own mind up when they watch the video. I’m not saying for certain that it is a lion, but it does look to have a mane and a long tail. Some people even think that someone might have shaved their dog as a joke.”<\/p>\n A Garda spokesperson told CorkBeo: “Gardai\u0301 received report of a large animal in a wooded area in Co. Clare on Wednesday 29th October 2025.<\/p>\n “Enquiries were carried out.”<\/p>\n John is of no doubt the video is real and described it as a “legitimate sighting”.<\/p>\n “There is an animal down there that looks like that; it’s not a fake video.”<\/p>\n Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_Screenshot-2025-07-31-at-190436.png\")
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