Scart Tea Day in Memory of Inveterate Fundraiser Mary O on her 100th

Tea ladies: Mary Murphy seated (right) at her home in Adriville, Scartaglen on Thursday evening with her Alzheimer’s Tea Day volunteers: seated with Mary is Sheila O’Brien. Back from left Kathleen Murphy. Back from left: Patricia and Kathleen Murphy, Rita McCarthy, Mary O’Connor, Sheila McGuire Ann Marie O’Connor and Moira O’Connor. Inset: life-long fundraisers the late Mary Murphy with her Castleisland friends: Mary Anthony McQuinn (seated) and Phil O’Mahony. God be good to them. ©Photograph: John Reidy 8-5-2003

The family of the late Mrs. Mary Murphy – better known as Mary O in her native Adriville in Scartaglen – would like to invite her many friends and fundraisers to drop in to her home to remember her with a little celebration on Sunday, September 10^th anytime between 10am and 5pm.

That’s the day on which Mary would have celebrated her 100^th birthday and all the proceeds will be donated to Kerry Parents & Friends Association, Killarney

While she was able, Mary O was an inveterate fundraiser through her annual Alzheimer’s Tea Day’ the proceeds which went to ‘The Rosemary Centre’ in Tralee.

Crack of Dawn

She’d have the fire down and blazing and kettles hopping off the range from the crack of dawn and a team of family, neighbours and friends drilled in the art of Tea Day etiquette and service. I was on Mary’s rota of calls in getting word of the Scart Tea Day out there.

There was no point in mentioning full pages or deadlines to her.

You Won’t Forget ?

Later when I got a mobile phone and when I saw the 066 71 47485 number coming in around May Day there was nothing for it only grab a pen and paper, say hello and start taking notes.

“You won’t forget that so ? she’d sign off in the form of a question.You wouldn’t dare because you knew it had more to it than a mere question. May God be good to her.

Thanks to her grandson and Kerry Ladies PRO Paul for the reminder of Mary’s 100.

You can contact The Maine Valley Post on… Anyone in The Maine Valley Post catchment area who would like to send us news and captioned photographs for inclusion can send them to: jreidy@mainevalleypost.com Queries about advertising and any other matters regarding The Maine Valley Post can also be sent to that address or just ring: 087 23 59 467.