Mayo News reports:

A giant sperm whale will not be buried by Mayo County Council on the Ballycroy beach where it was washed-up, The Mayo News has learned. The almost 50-foot (14.6 metres) mammoth mammal, which has a four-metre wide tail fluke, was discovered by a local boatman at Dooriel Beach on Sunday, February 9 last.

Crikey.

Giant sperm whale on Ballycroy beach will not be buried (Mayo News)

Pic: Michael McLaughlin