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OBITUARY

Mary Ann Reynolds Murray

1913 - 2011

Mrs. Mary Ann Murray, formerly Reynolds, of Derrykenny, Newtownbutler, pased away peacefully at the Erne Hospital on March 19, 2011.

Born in 1913 in Redhills, Co. Cavan, she was educated in Keeney School and was outstanding at the written and spoken Irish Language.

Times being hard, she left school at 13 and went to work as a live-in nanny in Cavan, Longford and finally Clones. She was always a hard working, patient and pleasant lady. She married in 1939 and had six children. Her husband and two sons sadly predeceased her.

She was a deeply religious person and it was her strong faith in God which saw her through many trials with silent endurance. She enjoyed walking and walked to Clones to meet her two brothers at football matches. She enjoyed wildlife, domestic animals and fowl. She had a passion for gardening which she did until her 96th year. She had a great love of Irish music and song, two of her favourites being Count John McCormack and Percy French. She liked to attend Drumhaw Day Centre on a weekly basis. She took great enjoyment from her family and extended family especially at Christmas and her birthdays when she enjoyed a glass of sherry with the many welcome visitors to her home.

She was a very warm, loving, caring lady, who was held in great esteem, reflected by the large attendance at her funeral which took place in Newtownbutler on March 22. She will be sadly missed by her son, three daughters, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

The Month's Mind Mass will take place on April 20 at 7 p.m. in St. Mary's Church, Newtownbutler.

Published in The Impartial Reporter 14 Apr 2011.
 

Mary was the wife of John Murray of Derrykenny, Newtownbutler, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland; John was the son of Patrick and Mary Tinneny Murray of Derrykenny; grandson of Mary Tinneny of Goladuff, Newtownbutler and great-grandson of Hugh Tinneny of Goladuff.

  



 
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