Mayo mourns death of 'warm-hearted' Maureen Walsh

Pop mogul Louis Walsh has been bereaved by the death of his mother, Maureen.

Maureen (née Healy) who lived at Church Street, Kiltimagh, was in her nineties. She passed away earlier today.

She is being remembered locally as the ‘warm-hearted matriarch’ of a large and close knit family.

Over many decades she treated visitors to her cosy home at Church Street to lashings of hot tea, cakes, buns and other confectionery.

“Maureen was a true lady," recalled one of many who paid tribute to her tonight following the announcement of her death of the RIP.ie website.

In a recent interview. Louis, her second child, recalled that his mum, hopeful that one of her children would go into the priesthood, enrolled him as boarder sent in St. Nathy’s College, Ballaghaderreen in the 1960s.

However, disliking the strict regime, he left Nathy’s early, moving to another secondary school before going to Dublin where he immersed himself in the music industry.

Apart from Louis, Maureen, who was predeceased by her husband, Frank, is also survived by daughters Evelyn (O’Connor), and Sara (Keogh), sons Paul, Frank, Eamon, Padraic, Joseph and Noel and their extended family members.

She is also survived by 19 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Sympathy is extended to the Walsh family on their loss.

Remains will repose in the family home on Wednesday evening from 4 to 8 p.m.

Removal on Thursday morning to the nearby Church of the Holy Family for Requiem Mass at 12 noon followed by burial in Kilkinure Cemetery.

May her gentle soul rest in peace.