Thursday, December 28, 2023

The passing of Margaret McCarthy

The Diary has learned of the death of Margaret McCarthy (née Kennington) Grangemore, Kilcullen, and late of Blackbog, Kilmoganny, Kilkenny. Margaret passed away peacefully after a short unexpected illness on 25 December 2023 at Tallaght Hospital, in the company of her family.
Margaret will be sorely missed by her children Sonja, John, Thomas and Sarah; her siblings, Bobby and Sara; her nieces and nephews and their families in Ireland and Wales, her grandchildren Aren and Sara in Norway and her wider circle of friends and family, including her cousin Olive and sisters-in-law Miriam and Shayle.
Margaret spent her life as a teacher and passed on her deep love of learning to generations of young scholars.
Margaret's family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to the doctors, nurses and support staff of the Tallaght University Hospital Intensive Care Unit and Osborne Ward for their dedication to their work and their compassion to Margaret and her family in her final weeks.
She will be reposing at Walsh's Funeral Home, New Street, Carrick on Suir from 11.45-12.45 pm, Saturday 30th December. This will be followed by funeral service in St Paul's Church of Ireland, Piltown at 2pm. Burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery.