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Death Of Pat O’Brien, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, Monday 20th January 2025, of Mr Pat O’Brien, Cummermore, Kilcommon, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by his parents Patrick and Sarah (Babe), his sister Ann and brother Michael; Mr O’Brien passed away peacefully, following a long illness, while in the care of staff at Fennor Hill Care Facility, Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny.

His passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his sorrowing family; brother Roger, sisters Bridget (Webster) and Kathleen (Flanagan), nephews, nieces, brothers-in-law Robert and Larry, sisters-in-law Bridie and Peggy, cousins, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr O’Brien will repose at McCormack’s Funeral Home, Kilcommon, Thurles on Wednesday afternoon, January 22nd, from 5:30pm until 7:30pm, before being received into the Church of St Patrick, Kilcommon, Thurles on same evening.

Requiem Mass for Mr O’Brien will be celebrated on Thursday morning, January 23rd at 11:30am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in the New Cemetery, Kilcommon, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

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

Death Of Anne Pollard Formerly Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, on Thursday last, 16th January 2025, of Mrs Anne Pollard (née Purcell) Brick, Knocklofty, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Glengoole, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by her parents Michael and Statia, her brothers and sisters; Mrs Pollard passed away peacefully at Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, on Thursday morning, last surrounded by her loving family.

Her passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her sorrowing family; husband Billy, daughter Fiona (Fraher), son Liam, son-in-law Ian, daughter-in-law Lisa, grandchildren Theo, Isabelle, Josh and Ellie, sisters Mary, Margaret and Bernie, nephews, nieces, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mrs Pollard will repose at Condons Funeral Directors Ltd, No. 16 Dillon St, Burgagery-Lands West, Tipperary, (E91 Y585) on this afternoon, Sunday January 19th, from 5:00pm until 7:00pm this evening.
Her remains will be received into the Church of St Nicholas, Kilronan, Grange, Co. Tipperary on tomorrow morning, Monday, January 20th, to further repose for Requiem Mass at 10.00am, followed by interment immediately afterwards in the New Cemetery, Grange, Co. Tipperary.

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

Note Please: Family flowers only. Donations in lieu, if desired to South Tipperary Hospice Movement.

A Song For A Sunday

Love Changes Everything.

Vocals: English singer, presenter and actor Michael Ball.
Lyrics: English lyricist, librettist and songwriter Charles Hart and English lyricist Don Black.
Music: English composer and impresario of musical theatre Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Love Changes Everything.

Love, love changes everything,
Hands and faces, earth and sky.
Love, Love changes everything,
How you live and how you die.
Love can make the summer fly,
Or a night seem like a lifetime.
Yes, love, love changes everything,
Now I tremble at your name
Nothing in the world will ever be the same.
Love, love changes everything,
Days are longer, words mean more.
Love, love changes everything,
Pain is deeper than before.
Love will turn your world around,
And that world will last forever.
Yes, love, love changes everything,
Brings you glory, brings you shame,
Nothing in the world will ever be the same.
Off into the world we go,
Planning futures, shaping years.
Love bursts in, and suddenly,
All our wisdom disappears.
Love makes fools of everyone,
All the rules we make are broken.
Yes, love, love changes everything,
Live or perish in its flame.
Love will never, never let you be the same.
Love will never, never let you be the same.

Love changes everything,
Hands and faces, earth and sky.

END.

Whiskey Lullaby.

Whiskey Lullaby

Lyrics: American country music singer, songwriter and television host Bill Anderson and American producer, songwriter, and musician Jon Randall.
Vocals: American producer, songwriter, and musician Brad Paisley and American bluegrass-country singer, fiddler and music producer Alison Krauss.

Whiskey Lullaby.

She put him out,
Like the burning end of a midnight cigarette.
She broke his heart.
He spent his whole life trying to forget.
We watched him drink his pain away, a little at a time,
But he never could get drunk enough to get her off his mind,
Until the night,
He put that bottle to his head and pulled the trigger,
And finally drank away her memory.
Life is short but this time it was bigger,
Than the strength he had to get up off his knees.
We found him with his face down in the pillow,
With a note that said “I’ll love her ’till I die”,
And when we buried him beneath the willow,
The angels sang a whiskey lullaby.

La la la la la la la…………

The rumours flew,
But nobody knew how much she blamed herself,
For years and years,
She tried to hide the whiskey on her breath.
She finally drank her pain away, a little at a time,
But she never could get drunk enough to get him off her mind,
Until the night,
She put that bottle to her head and pulled the trigger,
And finally drank away his memory.
Life is short, but this time it was bigger,
Then the strength she had to get up off her knees.
They found her with her face down in the pillow,
Clinging to his picture for dear life.
They laid her next to him beneath the willow,
While the angels sang a whiskey lullaby.

La la la la la la la…………..
END

Invitation To Tipperary Residents From Cashel Library.

Ms Maura Barrett, (Cashel Library) Reports;

“You the public are invited to a lovely, creative and colourful exhibition by Ukrainian artist Karyna Vechorkina, same which takes place this afternoon, January 18th, 2025, from 2:00pm until 5:00pm.
Hope to see you all there.”

Signed: Maura Barrett.

You can locate the Cashel Library building, situated on Friar Street, Lady’s Well, Cashel, Co. Tipperary, HERE. (G487+RX).