An 87-year old Englishman, Bert Bissell, from Dudley, near Birmingham, climbed Carrauntoohil mountain in Kerry and placed a peace plaque on its peak.

Report shows Bissell setting off to climb Carrauntoohil accompanied by members of the County Kerry Mountaineering Club and Co-operation North.

Interview with Bissell.

The reporter is Kevin McDonald.

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