FETHARD-ON-SEA

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LATE RICHARD (DICK) MCCABE

The death occurred last weekend of Dick McCabe, Fethard-onSea and formerly Cookstown, Co. Tyrone. Dick and his late wife Anna were well-known and popular members of the local community. Dick is sadly missed by his daughters Rita (Waters) Grange, Fethard-on-Sea, Margaret (Lindsay), Anne (McErlain), Cathy (McKeown), Jane (Bracken), and Rose (O’ Driscoll) and his sons Tom and Gerry, his sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, relatives and friends.

A private wake and funeral took place, with a memorial Mass at a later date due to current Covid19 restrictions. Condolences are extended to all the family; may he rest in peace.

LATE MARY COSGRAVE

The death occurred last weekend of Mary Anne Cosgrave née Moynihan Woodlawn Park, Killarney. Beloved wife of the late Con and adored mother of the late David, Lorcan, Donal and Neil Philip. Mary will be sadly missed by her family, her grandchildren Lynne, Claire, Lorcan and Connor, their partners, her great grandson Harry, brother-in-law Frank Cosgrave, sister-in-law Anna and her many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends to whom sympathy is extended.

A private family funeral Mass took place in St James Church Ramsgrange last Tuesday with burial afterwards in the family plot at the new cemetery, Ramsgrange. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at a later date. May she rest in peace.

ON THE HOOK MAGAZINE

This year’s edition of the On the Hook magazine is now on sale in Dillon’s shop, Fethard. Edited by Liam Ryan and his team of co-editors it is full of the usual mixture of interesting articles and photos. It is a must have item for anyone in the area. Make sure to get your copy before they are sold out.

VISIONS OF THE HOOK PENINSULA

Hot on the heels of his involvement in the On the Hook magazine local author, photographer and historian Liam Ryan has published 2020 Visions of the Hook Peninsula. Full of many colourful scenes from the Hook Peninsula the book is on sale in Dillon’s shop for €30.

ST LOUIS DAY CARE CENTRE

St Louis Day Care Centre are open behind closed doors and are delivering Meals on Wheels and assisting the elderly and vulnerable in our community in any way we can by way of prescription collections and deliveries, grocery shopping, advice and information. We do not want anyone in our community to feel isolated or alone at this time. Please contact us at 051 389509 or email stlouisdaycarecentre@gmail.com.

FETHARD ST MOGUE’S GAA

This week’s Blast from the Past brings us back over 20 years to October 22, 1999, when the Hotel Naomh Seosamh was full to capacity as the parish said goodbye to John and Bridget Hehir and family who had decided to move back to their native Clare.

John first came to the parish 24 years earlier as a teacher in Poulfur N. S. where he taught for a number of years before becoming principal of Ballyhack NS John had done tremendous work with the GAA in the schools and in particular his work with the Fethard St Mogue’s club. He introduced a lot of players to both hurling and football for the first time and over the years brought a number of District and county titles to the parish. He was also involved at county level with a number of different teams.

Everyone in the Fethard club would acknowledge the huge part that John played in the success of our senior football team in winning the county title in 1998 with nearly all those players having come through his hands at underage level. John was also a leading light in the Development Committee, who had the foresight to provide the parish with the excellent facilities that we have in Ramstown. Bridget was a very popular teacher in Poulfur School and was held in great respect by all the pupils that she taught. Both Bridget and John did a lot of work with Ring of Hook Community Games teams down through the years and were also involved in many other organisations in the parish.

The younger members of the Hehir family Paraic, Brian and Ruaidhri had already featured on a number of successful underage GAA teams while Cormac and Róisín were only starting out on their sporting careers. Many tributes were paid to John and Bridget and family on the night with numerous presentations from the various organisations in which they were involved. While all the speakers on the night were sad to lose people of such a high calibre everyone understood that they both had never made any secret of their desire to return to Clare some day.

John has maintained contact with the St Mogue’s Club and was a keen supporter at many of their games on the way to the all-Ireland final a couple of years ago.

FETHARD POST OFFICE

Please note the new opening hours for the post office in Fethard. Open Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. and on Friday from 8 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Closed on Saturday and Sunday.

HOOK TOURISM

Hook Tourism have closed both the Fethard and Duncannon offices till further notice due to COVID19. If anyone needs anything printed urgently then email info@hooktourism.com and we will endeavour to help.

POULFUR PARISH OFFICE

The Poulfur/Templetown Parochial Office can be contacted by phone 051 262971 or email at templetownparish@gmail. com. Parishioners are reminded that due to Government and HSE advice there will be no regular Sunday or weekday Masses till further notice. Mass is available to view daily on Facebook courtesy of Pat Kent.