In a post on Facebook, police in Ireland’s Westmeath region said the man noticed a lot of cash “blowing in the wind” as he was out driving “with his lovely collie dog” on 20 September 2024.

The man stopped his car, collected as much as possible and placed it in his vehicle. He then drove straight to Mullingar Garda Station to hand in the cash he had found.

Any item found and handed over to gardaí has to remain in lost and found for 366 days, so that efforts can be made to trace the owners.

However, no one claimed the cash, which was “in the thousands” of euro.

Earlier this month, the finder was contacted, to let him know that no owner had come forward within the 366 days, and he could rightfully claim it.

When the man collected the money, he said he was donating the whole amount to the Guide Dogs for the Blind and Special Assistant Dogs, RTÉ reports.