Desmonds GAA Club Members Express Sympathy to the O’Sullivan Family

Members of Castleisland Desmonds GAA Club conducted a well distanced guard of honour as the funeral cortege of the late Maureen O’Sullivan turned onto College Road on its way to Kilbanivane today. ©Photograph: John Reidy 29-4-2020

Doris Fitzmaurice paying her respects from her hall door on Upper Main Street as the funeral cortege of the late Maureen O’Sullivan passes by today. ©Photograph: John Reidy 29-4-2020

Margaret O’Leary (left) with Anne McAuliffe, Marge Healy Diarmuid and Doreen Brosnan and further up, Thomas Bastible paying their respects on Upper Main Street as the funeral cortege of the late Maureen O’Sullivan passes by today. ©Photograph: John Reidy 29-4-2020

Second Chance Charity Shop colleagues and friends stand in a guard of honour as as the funeral cortege of the late Maureen O’Sullivan passes the shop on Upper Main Street today. ©Photograph: John Reidy 29-4-2020

**Castleisland Desmonds GAA Club PRO, Eilish O’Leary has expressed the sympathies of the club on behalf of its members to the family of the late Maureen O’Sullivan.**

The late Maureen O’Sullivan (left) with her friends and neighbours at an awards ceremony in 2006 at Garvey’s Super-Valu with manager, Seamus Kerrisk (right) There on the occasion were: Sheila Kerley, Thomas McGlynn, Humphrey Murphy RIP and Kathleen Broderick. ©Photograph: John Reidy 14-9-2006

Members of Castleisland Desmonds GAA Club would like to express their sympathies to the family on the recent passing of Ms. Maureen O’Sullivan.

By Eilish O’Leary, PRO

She was a lovely, elegant lady who was well known to all in Desmonds Avenue, the Limerick Road and in the town and will be fondly remembered by many from her time as the face of the town’s florist business, Floralstyle.

Her husband, Timmy, RIP, was one of the great Desmond’s players in the late 1950’s and 1960’s.

He was a regular on Kerry teams from 1961 to 1964 and won an All Ireland Senior medal in 1962, when the Kingdom defeated Roscommon in Croke Park.

He played in seven senior championship games and 11 league games and was a regular when Kerry won the National League in 1962/63.

Timmy was also a member of the London GAA Club Junior Football team which defeated Cork in the 1966 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship Final at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick.

He gave great service to the club as a player and a coach.

Maureen’s son Tommy also wore the Green and Gold in 1985 with the Minor team. Tommy has also given loyal service to the club for many years.

May she rest in peace.

Mass for the late Maureen O’Sullivan can be seen live at 11am this morning with a click on the link here: http://www.churchservices.tv/castleisland