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It is with great sadness and regret that we learned of the death today, Sunday 14th February 2021, of Sr. Rita Ryan, Mercy Convent, Templemore, o. Tipperary and formerly of Drom, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Sr. Rita passed away peacefully today, while in the loving care of the Sisters and staff at Catherine McAuley Nursing Home, Co. Limerick.
Pre-deceased by her parents Bridget and Patrick, her brother Thady, sisters Áine and Siobhán; her passing is most deeply regretted by her loving sister Maura (Dwan), sister-in-law Mary Ryan, devoted nephews, nieces, grandnephews, grandnieces, cousins, extended relatives, neighbours, Mercy Sister colleagues in Templemore and in the South Central Province, together with a wide circle of friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Sr. Rita will repose for Requiem Mass in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Templemore, at 12:00 noon on Tuesday next, February 16th, followed by interment in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Templemore, Co. Tipperary.
For the many persons who would have liked to have attended Requiem Mass for Sr. Rita, but are unable to do so, due to the current coronavirus pandemic; same funeral service can be viewed online HERE.
[NB: Due to National Public Health Guidelines, regarding Covid-19 virus restrictions; those attending (limited to 10 family members), will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing and face covering.]
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.
Suaimhneas síoraí dá h-anam dílis.
Tomorrow of course is the Feast of Saint Valentine, celebrated annually on February 14th each year, as a minor Western Christian feast day.
The Feast of St. Valentine was first established by Pope Gelasius I in AD 496, to be celebrated on February 14th in honour of Saint Valentine of Rome. St. Valentine of Rome was believed to be a temple priest, who was executed outside the Flaminian Gate, in Rome, [on the Piazza del Popolo, which was a place for public executions], by the anti-Christian Emperor Claudius II. His crime was helping Roman soldiers to marry when they were forbidden to by the Christian faith at the time. He was executed on that same day, February 14th, in AD 269.
Tradition claims that St. Valentine as a prisoner restored sight to the blind daughter of his jailer. It is believed he afterwards wrote to the jailer’s daughter a letter, which he signed “Your Valentine” as a farewell before his execution.
Benedictine monks are believed to have spread the practise of honouring St. Valentine to England, France and Ireland.
True or not, woe betide any man who has forgotten to obtain at least some small gift token, in expression of their love, to those whom they hold ‘near and dear’, tomorrow.
While many would hold that the traditional Irish folk ballad, known by almost every Irish person, entitled “Spancil Hill” (Spancilhill), is an authentic 19th-century Saint Valentine’s love letter, and indeed worthy of St. Valentine, the writer Michael Considine in his dream arrived in Spancilhill “on the 23rd of June, the day before the fair”, and not on February 14th.
The author of the poem Michael Considine (1850–73) was baptized on August 11th 1850, (Page No. 204, entry No. 6051, in the Roman Catholic Baptism register of the parish of Clooney, Bunratty Upper), and at an early age travelled on emigrant ship to the United States, and who in 1873, now longed to be back in his homeland, at ‘the Cross of Spancil Hill’, Co. Clare.
Like many others, initially he was escaping from a God forsaken Ireland, then crippled by the Great Potato Famine of 1845, having emigrated at the age of 20 years in search of a better life. He worked for a few years in Boston Massachusetts in the United States, before heading west to California in the hope of finding riches in the gold rush.
At the age of 23, he became ill and when he knew he was probably dying, he penned the poem “Spancilhill”, which later became a folk ballad. He posted his love poem to his young nephew in Ireland. Alas, Michael Considine died aged 23years, in 1873.
Spancil Hill Crossroads, named in the poem, exists in the townland of Castletown, Doora, Co. Clare in the barony of Bunratty Upper, County Clare. The word ‘spancil’ refers to the practice of “spancilling,” which was to use a short piece of rope or other stout material to tie an animal’s left fore-leg to its right hind leg, thereby preventing same from straying or wandering.
Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church, Dublin, today houses some relics of St. Valentine.
It was with great sadness and regret that we learned of the death yesterday, Wednesday 10th February 2021, of Mrs Mary Ryan, (Hanna), (née Brett), Church House, Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Pre-deceased by her husband Tom and her brothers John, Tom and Mattie, sisters Jane and Winifred; Mrs Ryan, in her 93rd year, passed away peacefully while in the care of staff at Padre Pio Nursing Home, Holycross, Thurles.
Her passing is most deeply regretted by her son Paddy, daughter-in-law Teresa, grandchildren Thomas, Conor, James, Aidan and Paul, cousins, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mrs Ryan will repose for Requiem Mass on tomorrow morning, Friday, February 12th, at 11.30am in Holycross Abbey, Thurles, followed by interment immediately afterwards, in the adjoining graveyard.
For the many persons who would have liked to have attended Requiem Mass for Mrs Ryan, but are unable to do so, due to the current coronavirus pandemic; same funeral service can be viewed online HERE.
[NB: Due to National Public Health Guidelines, regarding Covid-19 virus restrictions; those attending (limited to 10 family members), will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing and face covering.]
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.
Suaimhneas síoraí dá h-anam dílis.
It is with great sadness and regret that we learned of the death today, Wednesday 10th February 2021, of Dr. James (Seamus, Jim) Connolly, Knocknashee, Goatstown, Co. Dublin and formerly of Baronstown, Loughmore, Co. Tipperary. [Chemistry Department in UCD and the State Laboratory at the Department of Agriculture in Abbotstown]
Predeceased by his eldest son John; Mr Connolly passed away peacefully at his place of residence, surrounded by his loving family.
His passing is most deeply regretted by his wife Ann and siblings Patrick, Claire, Stephen and James, daughter-in-law Ruth, his cherished grandchildren Mark, Sarah and Fionn, sister Rena (Ormond), brother Eamonn, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended relatives, neighbour and a wider circle of friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mr Connolly will repose for Requiem Mass, at the Church Of St. Theresa, The Rise, Stillorgan, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin, attended by family members only, on Friday morning, February 12th, at 10:00am.
For the many persons who would have liked to have attended Requiem Mass for Mr Connolly, but are unable to do so, due to the current coronavirus pandemic; same funeral service can be viewed online HERE.
[NB: Due to National Public Health Guidelines, regarding Covid-19 virus restrictions; those attending (limited to 10 family members), will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing and face covering.]
The extended Connolly 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.
It was with great sadness and regret that we learned of the death yesterday, Tuesday 9th February 2021, of Mrs Catherine O’Meara (née O’Driscoll), No.19 Castlepark, Two-Mile-Borris, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Mrs O’Meara sadly passed away at her place of residence, surrounded by her loving family.
Her passing is most sadly missed by her loving husband Alan, her devoted children, Jennifer, Seán and Liam, her mother Breda and sister Linda, brothers-in-law Paul and Mark, sisters-in-law Marie and Catie, special friend Audrey Collins, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mrs O’Meara will repose privately for Requiem Mass, attended by family members only.
[NB: Due to National Public Health Guidelines, regarding Covid-19 virus restrictions; those attending (limited to 10 family members), will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing and face covering.]
The extended O’Meara 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.
Suaimhneas síoraí dá h-anam dílis.
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