Patrick Quirke tells of finding Bobby Ryan’s body
Mr Ryan went missing on June 3rd, 2011 after leaving his girlfriend Mary Lowry’s home at about 6.30am. His body was found in an underground run-off tank on the farm owned by Ms Lowry and leased by the accused at Fawnagown, Tipperary 22 months later in April 2013.
Gardaí asked him why he instinctively thought the body was that of Bobby Ryan and he replied: “Who else would it be?” “I had an affair with this woman but this is my only crime,” he said. “I hate to say that I need to clear my name but my name is mud.” The affair started in January 2008, he said, recalling that he told Ms Lowry that they should “pull back” because he was falling in love with her.They usually met at Fawnagowan although he stayed overnight only once or twice. They occasionally went for lunch and went away together about three or four times. He thought his wife might have “an inkling” about the affair but she said nothing.
He said she agreed that he could keep the €20,000 loan as compensation. Mary Lowry denied this in her evidence to the court. He said he was “disgusted” with Ms Lowry’s “whole attitude” which he found difficult to justify. He said he spent a lot of time and effort sorting her out after her husband’s death and “it was all forgotten about”.
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