We die! This Co Clare farmer has won the heart of the Irish nation

OK ladies, you're going to have to prepare yourselves for this one.

A farmer by the name of Tom Clair has been given hero status on social media after recently interviewing with RTÉ following the birth of four identical calves on his farm outside Ennistymon.

Unable to conceal his delight over the one in a billion odds, the farmer recalled the moment he realised he'd hit the big time.

"And there she was lying, with two of them standing in front of her. And whatever side of her I look, I see a third one lying by her side," he explained.

"So I went over and I pulled up the third one and put him together… and I’m looking down I thought I heard a little baaa coming from outside the yard and I walked out and there was the fourth one standing outside. I couldn’t take in what I was after seeing," said Tom.

And the best part? Tom is equally overjoyed for the rest of us as he is for himself.

"Look at myself so excited about them but the whole country is excited about them!" he gushed. "It’s lovely to see all the young lads that have come to see them”

And Facebook was only dying to join in Tom's joy.

"Ah such a happy and excited farmer, delighted for them all," wrote one user while another added: "Loved to hear the farmer talk, too! I can just imagine the excitement."

And if you need us, we'll be on our way to Co Clare to hug Mr Clair.