THE death has occurred in Killarney of John Richard Hilliard, of Cahernane Gardens, whose family was one of the town’s great employers with a number of thriving businesses down through the years. The Hilliard family operated a busy shoe factory in Killarney since the time of John Richard’s grandfather – a former chairman of Killarney… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Obituaries
People pay their respects on Aidan’s final journey home
THE people of Kerry and West Cork turned out in force yesterday, lining the roads in silent homage, to pay an emotional tribute to Garda Aidan Cremin, from Beaufort, as his remains were brought from his base on the Beara Peninsula home to Killarney. A garda based in Castletownbere, Aidan’s sudden death last Tuesday caused… Continue Reading
Popular priest spent his novitiate year in Killarney
THE death has been announced of a well-known Franciscan friar from Kerry who spent close on half a century on mission work in South Africa. Fr Henry (Harry) Houlihan, OFM, died suddenly at the Franciscan Friary, Multyfarnham, Co Westmeath on Friday. He was 86 years of age. Born in Dingle, in 1934, Harry joined the… Continue Reading
Aidan will be laid to rest in Aghadoe
THE funeral of Garda Aidan Cremin, who passed away unexpectedly last Tuesday, will take place in his native Beaufort next Monday. There was huge sadness and shock in both Kerry and Cork when news broke that the popular Aidan, who was based in Castletownbere, had died. A former student at St Brendan’s College, he worked… Continue Reading
‘If An Garda Siochana needed a template for the ideal community Garda it was Aidan’
A REAL outpouring of loss and grief extended across the county bounds over the past 24 hours as news filtered through of the sudden death of Aidan Cremin, a well-known Beaufort native who was a popular member of An Garda Siochana based in West Cork. A former student at St Brendan’s College, Aidan worked for… Continue Reading
