The visit got a fantastic reaction from its residents, particularly those who are from a farming background.
Residents of a nursing home in North Wexford were greeted by alpacas this week.
Wicklow farmer Joe Phelan brought the woolly animal to Oakfield Nursing Home in Courtown.
The visit got a fantastic reaction from its residents, particularly those who are from a farming background.
Joe, who runs K2Alpacas in Newtownmountkennedy, says alpacas can lift people's spirits.

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