Thurles Information

Death Of Nancy Ryan, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death yesterday, Saturday 25th December 2021, of Mrs Nancy (Anna) Ryan (née McLoughney), No.3 Clobanna Terrace, Mitchel Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

While aged in her 91st year and pre-deceased by her husband Tommy, her sisters and brother-in-law Seamus; Mrs Ryan sadly passed away at her place of residence, while in the loving care of her family.

Her passing is most deeply regretted by her loving family; daughter Catherine, sons Jim and Laurence (Larry), son-in-law Derry, daughters-in-law Theresa and Nora, grandchildren Shane, James, Simon, Anna, Claire, Stephen, Róisín, Amy and Aidan, great grandchildren Sinead, Fionnuala, Niamh and Mia, sister-in-law Anna, brothers-in-law Larry and Eddy, nieces, nephews, extended relatives, neighbours, friends and carers.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mrs Ryan will repose at Kennedy’s Funeral Home, Dublin Road, Thurles, on Monday evening, December 27th, from 5:30pm to 7:00pm.
Her body will be received into the Cathedral of the Assumption, Cathedral Street, Thurles on Tuesday morning, December 28th, to further repose for Requiem Mass, at 11:00am, followed immediately afterwards by interment in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Moyne Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

For the many persons who would have liked to have attended Requiem Mass for Mrs Ryan, but are unable to do so; same can be viewed online HERE.

[NB: Due to Public Health Guidelines, regarding C-19 virus restrictions; those attending Requiem Mass will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing, face covering, with no hand shaking.]

The extended Ryan family wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time and have made arrangements for those wishing to send messages of condolence, to use the link shown HERE.

Note Please: House strictly private.

Suaimhneas síoraí dá h-anam dílis.

Mikey Ryan Supports Mask Wearing.

It was half past seven and myself and Mikey Ryan were above in the Arch Bar in Liberty Square, Thurles, about to order our last beer, before the 8:00pm curfew.

“Pat please, when you are ready, we’ll have two bottles of Corona”, said Mikey, “but hold back on the virus”.

“I’ll tell you this for a serious fact”, said Mikey, “while the Irish government are worried about that Dr Tony Holohan guy staging a medical coup presently, that same boyo knows what he is talking about”.

“Everyone should be forced to wear face masks alright, if that what your hinting at,” said I, “that practise can definitely save lives”.

“Last night”, Mikey lowered his voice to a whisper, “I took the girlfriend “Hot Hazel” in here for a drink. Sure you know Hot Hazel don’t you?” he queried.

“Not intimately”, said I, “but I ask you who would have thought that the phrase normally attributed to her, i.e “I wouldn’t touch her with a 6-foot pole” would have become the national health policy, here in Ireland; but there you go”.

“Well on the way in” continued Mikey, “didn’t I go passed the wife; she was over in the left hand corner, inside the door wasting more money on a girls feckin night out. Thankfully she didn’t recognise me. Wearing that mask, I tell you, definitely saved my life”.

Said I, “Talking of pandemics, didn’t I purchased a world map last Saturday in Eason’s book shop, in the Thurles Shopping Centre. I said to my Missus, when this pandemic is over let fate and PUP payments decide where we will go on holidays. Then I gave her one of my darts. Throw this said I and wherever it lands—that’s where I’m taking you”.

“Great idea”, said Mikey, “So where are ye going”.

“Turns out, we’re spending two weeks behind the fridge”, said I, “unless I let her throw another dart”.

“Let’s go before Pat starts shouting time”, said I. “Happy New Year to you.”.

Killer Covid-19 Cases Reach 13,765 Today In Irish Republic.

There have been 13,765 new cases of Covid-19 reported by the Department of Health, here in the Irish Republic in the past 24 hours. Same recorded figures today represents the highest ever total number of cases confirmed in one day, overtaking the previous 11,182 cases announced just yesterday.
There are 378 patients with Covid-19 in our hospitals around the country, of whom 87 are being treated in intensive care units, down 2 on yesterday.

No figures for northern Ireland are presently available at time of going to press.

Health Service Executive has said Covid-19 vaccination clinics around the country will remain closed for Christmas Day and St Stephen’s Day. Vaccinators will resume vaccinating the over-40s, healthcare workers and people with underlying conditions, on Monday, December 27th next.

Meanwhile, a government panel of experts in Israel has recommended a fourth dose of a Covid-19 vaccine for all people aged over 60 and healthcare workers.

In Australia researchers are conducting a trial to see whether squirting an anticoagulant (blood thinner) into the nose could offer protection against Covid. This nasal spray uses the cheap drug heparin in an attempt to neutralise Covid’s spike protein. When sprayed into the nose of a Covid-infected person it appears to make them non-infectious, the researchers have stated.

European leaders are reinstating coronavirus restrictions, as the Omicron virus variant continues to spread across the continent. Germany and Portugal are among nations announcing post-Christmas curbs and greater social distancing measures. Omicron is now the dominant version in many European countries.

Time to cancel now and celebrate later, rather than celebrate now and grieve later.

Death Of John Joe Maher, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death yesterday, Friday 24th December 2021, of Mr John Joe Maher, Garraun, Two Mile Borris, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Predeceased by his wife Monica and infant son Mathew, Mr Maher passed away peacefully after a short illness, surrounded by his loving family and while in the care of staff at Fennor Hill Care Facility, Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny.

His passing is most deeply regretted by his sons Barry and Noel, daughter Marie, daughters-in-law Mairéad and Pauline, grand-daughter Éabha, sisters Bríd, Mona, Bernie and Mairead, brother Mattie, sisters-in-law Mary and Kathleen, nephews, nieces, extended relatives, good neighbours and many friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Maher will repose at Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Road, Thurles on Monday evening, December 27th, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm.
His body will be received into the Church of St James, Two-Mile-Borris, Thurles, on Tuesday morning, December 28th, at 11:00am to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:30am, followed immediately afterwards by interment in nearby Two-Mile-Borris cemetery.

The extended Maher family wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time and have made arrangements for those wishing to send messages of condolence, to use the link shown HERE.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Rural Rhapsody

Rural Rhapsody

I have learned to breathe with the earth,
In search of that elusiveness,
That other and beautiful birth,
Eternal happiness.

All my gruelling travail,
The sweat and the unshed tears
Are gone now, gone to the devil,
As are my life-long fears.

In a house by the trees and the fields,
Where the crows now ravish the barley.
Where the turf smoke upward soars
And late is always early.

I have shaped new–splendid dreams
And have loved an old–new vision.
The world is not what it seems
And I have learned a lesson.

We do not see for the sweat
That blurs the sight of the eye,
Fuming, forever we fret
Blind to that inward joy.

But in a home with a turf fire burning
And a woman to love the day,
I have no inward yearning
Nor any desire for the fray.

We have but a short, sweet hour
In a thought–feeling and more,
Then fade before the power
That was timeless long before.

A power so great and so awesome.
The heart can scarce withstand
Even a breath of its presence
That I have known in this land.

Where silence is still forever
And the world is a pithy thing,
Body from soul nigh sever
And strange is everything.

Fools that we worship the earth.
‘Tis but a path to home
And so, in sadness and mirth,
Go, journey, but not alone.