A FORMER teacher at De La Salle College in Andersonstown has died suddenly in Ethiopia.

Brother Daniel Carlin passed away on Thursday at the De La Salle community in Addis Ababa where he was the principal of a local school. Bro Daniel had previously been a teacher at the school before returning in recent years to take up the role as principal.

A death certificate issued by St Paul's Medical Centre in Addis Ababa stated that he died due to 'natural causes'.

Originally from County Longford, Bro Daniel arrived at La Salle in 1980 where he taught English. He remained at the school into the 1990s. Popular among the pupils he revealed in the school magazine that his favourite bands at the time were the Rolling Stones, Thin Lizzy and The Jam, while his dislikes included marking exercise books.

Tributes have been pouring in for Bro Daniel on social media.

Eamonn Matthews said: "My form teacher from 80-85. He always had time for a chat. He was a good fella."

Martin Murphy said: "Terrible news. Brother Daniel played such a significant role in my life as a teenager. Form teacher for seven years and gave the highest level of pastoral care. I loved La Salle and he was such a big part of it. RIP."

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Bro Daniel Carlin

In another post Kev Devlin wrote: "RIP Brother Daniel. He was vice-principal when I was in school and stopped me getting expelled and put me on the right track."

James McCusker posted: "Brilliant and five years my form teacher. Always had time to listen and understand no matter what I was up to. RIP Brother D. Hope you get a great form class in heaven."

Brother Daniel's funeral mass will take place on Wednesday September 6th, in Castletown Pastoral Centre Chapel, County Laois, at 2pm, followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery.