The death has occurred of Con Hewitt, 60 Killarney Road, Castleisland and formerly of Barrack Street Castleisland.
Unexpectedly after a short illness on November 26th. 2023 at University Hospital Cork in the presence of his loving family.
Predeceased by his parents Martin and Joan and his sister Jean. Sadly missed by his loving son Martin, daughter Jessica, son-in-law Mikey, daughter-in-law Teresa, his adored four grandchildren Conor, Jamie, Aoibhínn and Daragh, his sister Louise in Chicago, brothers-in-law Tim and Rick, nephews, nieces, grandnephews, grandnieces, relatives, neighbours and a large circle of friends .
May his gentle soul Rest In Peace.
A Life Time in the Trade
There is an air of genuine sadness in the Castleisland area with last night’s announcement of the passing of Con Hewitt (67) after a brief illness.
Con will be best remembered from the many public house counters he stood behind and served countless numbers of customers in very close to a lifetime in the trade.
I recently emailed him a photograph of himself and Pats Broderick from 1979 and from the bar in McElligott’s town centre shop where Centra is now.
Well read and with a razor sharp wit, you’d want edge up and be sure of your ground before taking Con on in any kind of a verbal joust.
Specialising in Guitar
An excellent musician, specialising in the guitar, Con led and backed many of the Tuesday night traditional music and singing sessions at Kearney’s Bar in recent years.
Pats Broderick and myself had a couple of pints in Kearney’s over the Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival weekend. Con and Pats took a frequently interrupted trip down memory lane on that occasion with the odd bit of cordiality woven into the banter between two good old friends.
Vital Role in County Tops Win
Con, along with Eileen Lyons played pivotal roles in the Castleisland Youth Club’s 1975 production of Joseph and his Amazing Technicouour Dreamcoat in which he and Eileen shared the narration duties of the show.
A report in The Kerryman of late March 1975 heaped admiration and praise on the show and its performers as they overcame opposition from Listowel in the county semi-final. There was more to come as the final beckoned in April in Tralee’s Ashe Memorial Hall. And they won it. And Con Hewitt was very much part of that hugely talented ‘youth movement’ in Castleisland at the time.
May God be good to him.
Con’s Funeral Arrangements
Reposing at Tangney’s Funeral Home Church Street Castleisland on Wednesday evening from 5pm to 7pm.
Removal from his son Martin’s residence at Mount Scartaglen on Thursday morning at 10:15am arriving to Castleisland Parish Church for Requiem Mass at 11am.
Burial afterwards in St. John’s Cemetery Castleisland The Mass will be live-streamed on www.churchservices.tv/castleisland
Family flowers only. Donations if desired to the Nano Nagle School Listowel c/o Tangney’s Funeral Home Castleisland.
Date Published: Monday, November 27th 2023. Date of Death: Sunday, November 26th.2023
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