Obituaries

PATRICK CURRAN

ON Monday, July 2, the death occurred peacefully at the South West Acute Hospital, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, of Patrick Curran of Old Rossory Park, Enniskillen, and originally Valentia Island.

Always referred to as Pat in Valentia, he emigrated at an early age from the island to work as a carpenter in the building sites of London, where he spent many decades. Here, he met his wife, Mary, a native of Dromahair, County Leitrim.

He played football with the Valentia Young Islanders. In honour of this, his coffin was draped in the Valentia flag, with the Valentia number eight jersey also on display.

He served in the ‘60s as an Altar Boy for a long period in the Church of Saints Derarca and Teresa of Chapeltown (Caol), when his neighbour’, the locally legendary Johnny ‘Mund’ Murphy, was the Parish Clerk.

Sporting a shock of thick blonde hair, he was as much a part of the village as the river which ran beside his home. In our childhood days of the ‘60s, he fished for eels and trout with us in Caol River, played football in the local O’Connor Park, and crowded with us all into the kitchen of Johnny ‘Mund’ Murphy to watch the village’s first black and white television.

He was also the chief organiser of long games of cowboys and Indians, played in the village and Mickey O’Donoghue’s forest. Mind you, Patrick never owned up when he was ‘shot’!

He swam with us down the road in our beloved salt-water hamlet, a place called ‘ The Bottom of The Road’.

His memory evokes long, carefree summer days when, to us, Chapeltown (Caol) in Valentia Island was the world. God rest him.

His remains reposed at his residence in Enniskillen.

It was followed by the removal on Thursday, July 5, for Requiem Mass in St Colmcille’s Church, Newbridge, Dowra, with Burial afterwards in Kilbride Cemetery, County Leitrim.

Sincere condolences are extended to his wife, Mary; daughter, Tricia; sisters Eileen, Mary and Ann; brother, John Paul; nieces; nephews; sister-in-law; brothers-in-law; relatives; neighbours; and many friends. Solás na bhFlaitheas dó.

EAMONN LANGFORD RETIRED Geography and Spanish teach, Eamonn Langford of Kells, Cahersiveen, and formerly of Beaufort, passed away on June 30, much to the sadness of his former pupils from Iveragh and Valentia who attended the Old Cahersiveen Vocational School.

Eamonn, always approachable with that perpetual smile, liked to keep in contact with his past pupils and was very popular among them. He was also a huge community activist in the Cahersiveen area.

Sincere condolences to his brother, Aeneas; sister, Monica; nieces; nephews; brothersin-law, Cormac, Tomás and Phil; sisters-in-law, Nora and Catherine; relatives; neighbours; friends; and many past pupils.

He was laid to rest in Reilg Chill Fhaoláin, Cahersiveen. Solás sioraí dó.

DONAL O’DONOGHUE

ON Wednesday, June 27, the death occurred of Donal O’Donoghue of Renard Road, Cahersiveen.

Donal captained Renard to a South Kerry Junior football win in 1966 versus St Marys of Cahirsiveen and was accorded a guard of honour by the Renard club.

A farmer who worked for 14 years in the Cahersiveen creamery, he had many friends among the Valentia and Iveragh farming fraternity.

Sincere sympathy to his wife, Mary; daughter, Catherine; brothers, John and Paddy; sisters, Mary and Joan; sisters-in-law; brothers-in-law; nieces; nephews; relatives; and friends. Go dtuga Dia slán é.

JAMES ‘JIMMY’ HEALY

ON Friday, June 29, the death occurred at his residence of James (Jimmy) Healy of Ballyhearney, Valentia, and originally of Carhan Upper, Cahersiveen.

Born on March 17, 1932, he was very much a man of the land and enjoyed his farming work, being quite active until well after his 18th birthday.

A cattle and sheep farmer, he also spent 30 years working with the Iveragh Turf Cutting Co- Op, operating the turf-cutting machine there.

He was also treasurer for many years of the Kerry Beagle Association, who accorded him a guard of honour.

Jimmy also took a keen interest in the fortunes of the Kerry footballers.

He was also a Manchester

United soccer fan who attended many of their games while domiciled in England.

A pleasant, friendly individual, he will be sadly missed by his many friends on the social scene.

He was laid to rest in Kilmore after Mass in Chapeltown celebrated by Prior PP Fr Patsy Lynch and Cahirsiveen PP Fr Larry Kelly.

Sincere sympathy to his wife, Noreen; daughter, Caroline;

son-in-law, Joe; grandchildren, JJ and Derarca; sisters, Sheila (USA) and Eileen (Cahersiveen); brothers-in-law; sister-in-law; niece and nephews; relatives; and friends.

Go ndéana Dia trócaire ar a anam.

ON Friday, June 29, the death occurred peacefully in the Valentia Hospital of Ellen (Nell) O’Sullivan (née O’Donoghue) of Bridge Street, Caheriveen,

Caslagh, Matergeehy, and formerly Valentia Island.

She was pre-deceased by her husband, Paddy.

She was also pre-deceased by her sister, Caut Murphy, of Upper Feighmane, Valentia; and her brother, Seán O’Donoghue of Corobeag, Valentia.

Sincere sympathy to her sister, Nora; nieces and nephews; relatives; friends; and neighbours.

Solás sioraí dá hanam.