*Gearoid Devanny. Photograph: Ruth Griffin ALL-IRELAND fever has gripped Co Clare with an East Clare musician coming out of retirement to pen a ballad in honour of the warriors in saffron and blue.
Widespread sadness has been expressed following the death of Dun Purcell, a larger than life figure from Feakle.
*Maureen Sweeney with John J. Kelly. Photograph: Tom Reilly. Scariff’s Ruth O’Hagan penned and recited a poem entitled ‘The Girl Who Changed The World’ as part of a tribute to 98 year old Maureen Sweeney on Saturday.
Funeral Directors in Clare have stressed the strains and hardships on families in burying a loved one throughout the pandemic.
