Ballyhaunis

In the early hours of Saturday morning, May 22, 2010, my only sister Sharon O' Dowd, aged 30 years old, died in a motorcycle accident on the Claremorris Road in Ballyhaunis.
Below follows a tribute to my beloved Sharon, which seems to me to be the most fitting manner in which to remember her.
The first child born to our parents, Val and Pat O' Dowd, on August 27, 1979, you were truly their bundle of joy.
The enduring bond which subsequently developed between you and mam was full of love and mutual understanding. You were such a wonderful daughter to our dear mother. I know she will sorely miss your companionship and energetic presence, lest alone your very regular visits and wake-up calls.

Oranmore, and formerly of Killasser, Swinford

A summer blessed by beautiful roses has lost a certain charm.
The death of Margaret Finnerty (née Gallagher), School Road, Carnmore, Oranmore, Co. Galway and formerly of Tulleague, Killasser, Swinford, evoked a sense of immense loss and sorrow.
She died at University College Hospital, Galway, on June 14, after fighting a courageous battle with illness. Her passing, at a relatively young age, touched the hearts of so many people with whom she had developed friendships over the years.

Tooreen
Adrian Freeman (24) was born in March 1986, the second child of Seamus Freeman (Kinagha, Tooreen) and Ita Larkin (Loughrea). Adrian was the second of three children and has an elder sister Louise, who is 28 and is a doctor based in Galway. His younger brother, Cathal, is 20 years.
Hurling was in his blood from the start as his father Seamus represented Tooreen in many senior finals throughout the '70s and '80s. His mother Ita is a sister of Loughrea hurley maker Phillip Larkin.
Adrian started his education in Tooreen NS in 1991 before going on to Ballyhaunis Community School in 1999. He also went to Limerick IT between 2004 and 2009, where he qualified as a civil engineer.