An obituary gives you this opportunity to express the experience in a meaningful way. Planning a funeral, dealing with grief, supporting family, and informing friends it's a lot to take in.īut, gathering your thoughts, accepting grief, and celebrating the past life can bring closure. Prayers for Annemarie’s full and speedy recovery were recited at the funeral Mass.Encountering the passing of a loved one can often be an overwhelming experience. “A person that was so full of life and humour and fun and energy is gone from us and there is now a void, an emptiness,” he added.
Keith Duffy outside St Patrick's Church in Louisburgh, Co Mayo, after the funeral of Ciaran Keating. Mattie Long, parish priest of Louisburgh (Kilgeever), told mourners that July 2023 will be forever etched in the memories of all members of the Keating family. The Mount Sion Choir, Waterford, who released their version of the song to raise funds for the Marie Keating Foundation’s national cancer support and survivorship services, sang throughout the funeral ceremony. Ronan Keating was loudly applauded after delivering a moving rendition of his single, ‘This is Your Song’, a number penned by himself as a tribute to Marie, his mother, who died of cancer, aged only 51. On Saturday I was waiting for the text and at a quarter past eight got the bad news. “But if he didn’t text me and I texted him they would be one down. “If he text me I knew they would be one up,” he said. Gerry Keating, Ciarán’s father, mentioned the fact that Ciarán always attended Ruairí’s football matches and would text him (Gerry) at half-time during games.
I am honoured to call him my dad and he will be remembered forever and carried with us for the rest of our lives.”Ĭiarán’s other son, Ruairí, a soccer player with Cork City FC also spoke describing his dad as “a leader, a rock, our hero” and a hardworking man who never missed a day’s work. Our lives have been changed forever and our hearts are broken. “There were so many things we wanted to do with him. “They had many years of joy and happiness and then four years ago became grandparents, their proudest title.
After getting married in 1992 they decided to raise their family overlooking Clew Bay. “They fell in love with the west of Ireland. “Both were born in Dublin overlooking Dublin Bay,” Conall explained. The Louisburgh couple have three children - Conall, Ruairí and Aisling. He said his mother and father had been together for 41 years.
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