Kilcullen echoes to Clifden drowning tragedy

The tragic drowning of a woman in Connemara on Friday has strong resonances for Kilcullen's Bridge Camphill Community.

Siobhan Monaghan (Benden) worked with the community in its early days and was involved in the establishment of the An Tearman coffee shop.

She died while walking on a rocky path near Ballyconneely, on a mission to scatter her late sister's ashes into the sea. Conditions were stormy and she was swept into the sea.

Despite the quick efforts of the Clifden RNLI lifeboat, and of her brother in law who was accompanying her, she drowned.

Siobhan maintained her friendships with a number of Kilcullen people when she moved to Connemara with her daughter. She has lived in Clifden for many years, where she was involved with the Clifden Arts Festival.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.