Day: October 15, 2024

Maurice (Mossie) Cotter, Glenleigh, Kilcorney & Kilworth

The death has occurred of Maurice (Mossie) Cotter, Glenleigh, Kilcorney, Co. Cork / Kilworth, Co. Cork.

The death has occurred of Maurice (Mossie) Cotter, Glenleigh, Kilcorney, Co. Cork and formerly of Kilworth.  Mossie passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on Monday 14th of October 2024, aged 92, in the care of the wonderful staff of CUH in the presence of his loving family.

Beloved husband of Mary (née McCarthy), loving father of Frances (Kerrisk), Kay (O’Sullivan), Maria (O’Donoghue) and Trish (Kiely). Adored grandfather of Tiernan, Emma, Clóda, Aisling, Odhran, Ailbhe, Aoife, Raonaid, Daragh, Matt and Éabha. Sons-in-law Bart, Seán and John. Sisters-in-law Nora, Anne, Brenda and Sheila (O’Sullivan), nephews, nieces, extended family, kind neighbours and friends.

Predeceased by his parents Paddy and Frances, step mother Mary, brothers Pad, Dick, Paul, Neilus, Jimmy and Ned.

May he rest in peace.

Reposing in Tarrant’s Funeral Home, Millstreet (P51 XF86) on Wednesday 16th of October from 6pm to 7:30pm. Reception into St. Nicholas’ Church, Kilcorney (P51 FW65), on Thursday 17th of October for Requiem Mass at 11am, followed by burial in the adjacent cemetery.

Family flowers only please.

The family would like to thank our kind neighbours, first responders, paramedics and staff of CUH for their attention, care, and kindness.

Please leave your messages of sympathy on the condolence link.

Presentation to Millstreet Players

A special presentation was made to Darragh Cashman and Cian Denis O’Connor during the Perpetual Cup Celebration last Sunday. Denis Kiely spoke about both of our local sporting heroes before presenting them with their trophies –  Darragh Cashman for being selected to the Cork Senior Football Team and Cian Denis O’Connor for being selected to the Cork Minor Hurling Team. It is truly wonderful to see such talent coming from our club and they are indeed magnificent role models to all of our younger players

 

Eily’s Report – 15th October

Dia is Mhuire dióbh go léir a cairde and welcome to my Report.

The great 80,000 year old Halley’s Comet made very little news following the deadline which I thought was last Saturday night.  I expected to see pictures of it on every paper and screen. But no. The Comet holds a very special place in my mind because my mother-in law ,who was born in 1900, never stopped talking about Halley’s Comet which was visible to the eye when she was a young girl. She loved to tell how herself and her brothers and sisters  climbed up the   steep incline above their house at Ballinatona  after nightfall to see the great wonder in the sky. She said it was like a big bright star with a long tail moving across the dome of the world and that it would not be seen again for  80 years.  She told that story over and over and it instilled in us a sense of wonder and awe and it stirs me now again to hear of Halley’s Comet.

Our town is all the poorer this week at the unexpected passing of Humphrey Hickey. In his early fifties. Humphrey was many things to many people for many different reasons.  Devoted to his family, he helped at home when needed and he made regular trips to visit his brother Paul and his sisters Margaret and Kathleen in America. He was very proud of the great lives they made for themselves over there including  the popular Diner that they set up and continue to run in the Bronx. As a Community man he was like no other. Always held down a full time job,  but he made time to volunteer  whenever help was needed around the town. Be it the St.Patrick’s Day Parade or putting up the Christmas Lights or the Willie Neenan annual Race etc. he answered the call. He loved his regular runs around the Glebe and was welcome at houses all along the way to drop in for a slug of water as he went along. Even his very Christian name stood out. Humphrey. There could be ten Tom, Jack or Harrys, but only one Humphrey. And when him  mentioned you knew there was a willing man for a job. He will be sorely missed in our Community.

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