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Christmas Blessings
ARMSTRONG
ARMSTRONG Christmas blessing CATHERINE (KATE) JOSEPH (JO-JO) Of all the many Christmas gifts we get no matter how great or small, to have you both in our lives was the greatest gift of all. Wit...
Christmas Blessings
bass
BASSETT TIARNÁN 11th Christmas away from home What I could give to have you here to give you pre- sents but all I can do is bring flowers to your grave, it breaks my heart it shouldn’t be like thi...
Christmas Blessings
BASSETT
BASSETT TIARNÁN 11th Christmas away from home. Parting comes and hearts are broken, loved ones gone with words unspoken. Deep in my heart there is a memory kept of a nephew I loved and will ne...
Christmas Blessings
BASSETT
BASSETT TIARNÁN (BUTT) 11th Christmas away from home Tiarnán there will always be something missing no matter what I do, a constant ache within my heart, what’s miss- ing Tiarnán is you. We wish t...
Christmas Blessings
BASSETT
Bassett Tiarnan, everyday without since you had to go, is like summer without sunshine and Christmas without snow. I wish I could talk to you there is so much I would say, life has changed very muc...
Birthday Memories
BINGHAM
BINGHAM GERARD (Gerry) Birthday memories of my dear Gerry whose birthday occurs 29th December. Always in our thoughts and prayers. Always remembered by Eileen and all the family circle. God ...
Birthday Memories
BRANNEY/McPHILLIPS
BRANNEY/McPHILLIPS DARREN 30th Birthday 28th December I carry you with me, my son in Heaven, not just in my thoughts and dreams but in every breath I take and every beat of my heart. Sadly missed b...
Memorials
BROWN
BROWN JIMMYJOE (JAY) In loving memory of our dar- ling son, brother and uncle Jimmy Joe whose 16th Anniversary occurs on the 23rd December. The sad- ness never goes away, the silent tears still ...
Memorials
BROWN
Brown 23rd December Loving memories of our dear friend Jay. Loved & missed always Geraldine, Martin, Fiona & Jane Ward.
Christmas Blessings
BURNS
BURNS EDDIE 19th away from home BURNS PATRICK 14th away from home Christmas blessings for my two brothers. I am dreading Christmas morning waking up knowing you both are gone, I’ll be putting o...
Christmas Blessings
BURNS
BURNS EDDIE 19th away from home BURNS PATRICK 14th away from home Christmas blessings for our two precious sons. You both left us far too early, you both should have been much older now, Christ...
Christmas Blessings
BURNS
BURNS EDDIE 19th away from home BURNS PATRICK 14th away from home Christmas blessings for my two big brothers. I’ve filled my heart with holiday cheer and shopped for presents for loved ones th...
Christmas Blessings
BURNS
BURNS EDDIE 19th Away from home BURNS PATRICK 14th Away from home. Christmas blessing for my two brothers. I am sending you this Christmas wish as precious as can be, it’s for my brothers Eddi...
Christmas Blessings
BURNS
BURNS EDDIE and PADDY 19th and 14th away from home. Somewhere beyond the Heavens I know that’s where you are, I feel you when the sun sets and you’re the brightest of all the stars. I hear yo...
Christmas Blessings
BURNS
BURNS EDDIE And PATRICK 19th and 14th away from home. It’s Christmas time and thoughts of you are close now and forever, you are both loved and missed so much in our hearts forever. My memori...
Christmas Blessings
BURNS
BURNS BRIEGE BURNS RICHARD (RICKY BURNS GERARD 3rd Christmas 14th Christmas 10th Christmas from ho...
Christmas Blessings
CARSON
CARSON PAUL ANTHONY Christmas blessings to our Paul. All our past memories is what we hold onto espe- cially at this time of year. Shine your star bright little brother for you are missed ever...
Memorials
CARSON
CARSON PAUL ANTHONY Loving thoughts of our precious son at Christmas and always. Through the frosty winter nights Christmas lights are shining bright. Remembering our son so dear, sadly missed ...
Memorials
CARSON
CARSON PAUL ANTHONY You are missed at Christmas like every other day, for you are someone special who means more to me than words could ever say. Loved and missed always your brother Robert, S...
Memorials
CARSON
CARSON Paul Anthony. There’s just a million memories that remind me you’re not here, it’s a different kind of Christmas again this year. On Christmas Eve I will search the night sky for you. ...
Memorials
CARSON
Carson Paul Anthony (Carsy) Cherished Christmas memo- ries of my beautiful Brother and our legend Uncle Paul Anthony. Nollaig Shona Duit until we meet again x Susannah, Ciarán, Oísín agus Dáire x
Memorials
COLLINS
Collins, Michael & Teasie In loving memory of our dear parents R.I.P whose 41st and 28th anniversaries occur 14th and 28th December. Saint Martha pray for them. Hearts conceal so many things th...
Memorials
CUNNINGHAM
CUNNINGHAM TOMMY In loving memory of our dear father whose 35th Anniversary occurs on Christmas day RIP. St Joseph intercede for him. Precious memories silently kept of a father we loved and wil...
Christmas Blessings
DEVLIN
MERRY CHRISTMAS KIDS, GRANDCHILDREN AND ALL THE FAMILY DEVLIN (DEV) GERARD Stabbed to Death Cherished Christmas memories of our beloved beautiful son. Although you have departed Gerard memories ...
Memorials
DIXON
Dixon David 10th Anniversary 26th December Time slips by, life goes on but from our hearts you're never gone. We think about you always, we talk about you too, we have so many memories but ...
Christmas Blessings
DOHERTY/WELDON
DOHERTY/WELDON RICKY & DJ Christmas Memories of our grandsons in Heaven We’ve asked the angels in Heaven in a special Christmas prayer to protect yous as yous are sleeping and to tend yous ...
Christmas Blessings
DOHERTY/WELDON
DOHERTY/WELDON RICKY & DJ Remembering our angels in Heaven at Christmas time. The sadness never goes away, the silent tears still flow, yous are thought of and so sadly missed more than y...
Christmas Blessings
DOWDS
Dowds family. Christmas Blessings to our beloved family who we love and miss every day. Geraldine who died 21 December 1969, Margaret (1990) and Hugh (2005), nephews Sean (2011) and Seamus (2...
Birthday Memories
EARLEY
Earley natalie Heavenly birthday wishes for my beautiful daughter on her 32nd birthday. Today’s just one of many days that always makes me sad, for I know that it’s too late to say the things I wis...
Memorials
EARLEY
Earley Gerard . In loving memory of my husband on his anniversary 24th December . R.I.P St Martin pray for him . It was a sudden parting, too bitter to forget but those that love you dearly are the...
Birthday Memories
EARLEY
Earley Natalie Happy Heavenly 32nd birthday wishes sent to our beautiful niece and cousin on the 23rd December. How much you’re missed is something you will never know, you left behind some broken ...
Memorials
FERRIS
FERRIS ANNE (Nee Robinson) Precious memories of my loving sister Anne. Again I think of you today and all you went through, never goes away. Always loved sadly missed by your sister Agnes, hu...
Memorials
FERRIS
FERRIS ANNE (Nee Robinson) Precious memories of my loving sister Anne. Again I think of you today and all you went through, never goes away. Always loved sadly missed by your sister Agnes, hu...
Christmas Blessings
fitzpatrick
FITZPATRICK MARK 'DTS' Christmas Blessings to my beautiful husband Mark, our first Christmas apart. It's your favourite time of the year and it's just not the same without you. I miss you, I...
Christmas Blessings
FUSCO
FUSCO Christmas Blessings for my late parents Albert and Peggy Fusco. Will those who think of them today, a little prayer to Jesus say. Sadly missed by their daughter Anita and large family ...
Christmas Blessings
GALLAGHER
CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS for MICHAEL GALLAGHER his first away from home. From your wee friend Patrick Gallagher.
Memorials
GALLAGHER
GALLAGHER, HUGH BRENDAN (Affectionately known as "Buster") Whose 14th Anniversary occurs on 23rd December In fond and loving mem- ory of our dear brother Brendan whose Anniversary occurs at thi...
Christmas Blessings
GIBSON
GIBSON Christmas blessings sent to our beautiful big son Edward and mummy Maggie, also my brother Stephen on his first away from home and also uncle Jimmy. Christmas in Heaven what do they do? T...
Christmas Blessings
GOWDY
GOWDY Thomas & Sarah Jane (Sheila) Missing you both at Christmas mummy and daddy. It’s Christmas time that you both are missed so much. So much harder to accept that yous are not here. For at ...
Christmas Blessings
GOWDY
GOWDY Hugh and Mary. Christmas was very special and it filled our hearts with love but it doesn’t seem the same now as you watch us from above. Missing you both on your first away from home. Foreve...
Memorials
HAMILL
HAMILL David. Precious memories of my son David whose 29th Anniversary occurs on 25th December. I had a lovely dream last night, I wish it could come true, there was just two people in it Dav...
Christmas Blessings
IRELAND
Ireland Thomas His 1st away from home. You held my hand when I was small, you caught me when I fell, you are the hero of my childhood and my later years as well. Every time I think of you my heart ...
Christmas Blessings
KEARNEY
KEARNEY DEIRDRE 4th Christmas away from home. As we put pen to paper our tears begin to flow, it’s taken us back to them awful days 4 years ago. We remember them days so clearly, our whole w...
Memorials
KELLY
KELLY JEAN (McCANN) In loving memory of our sister Jean whose 2nd Anniversary occurs Christmas Day 25th December 2024 Our Lady of Knock pray for her. The heart can conceal so many things that wo...
Memorials
KELLY
KELLY JANE 14 years gone on 27th December St Pio pray for her Our hearts have been left broken since the day you had to go, the memories we treasure dearly are in our tears that flow, If only we co...
Memorials
KERR
Kerr, Anna Whose 18th anniversary occurs 23rd Dec Put your loving arms around my mummy and let the wind blow a kiss on her gentle face for us. Your loving daughter Bernie, Junior, Johnny and Paul S...
Memorials
KERR
KERR, Anna Whose anniversary occurs 23rd DecYou were always there when we needed you, no task too great or small, with a loving heart and willing hands, for us you did it all. Your sisters Gertie(U...
Memorials
LARGEY
LARGEY ELLEN 14th Anniversary occurs 23rd December In loving memory of a much loved mother, grandmother and great grandmother. St Anthony pray for her. Remembering you is easy mum, we do it eve...
Memorials
LAVERY
Lavery Charles Died 28th December 1993 For those who think of him today a little prayer to Jesus say. Our Lady of Lourdes pray for him. Still sadly missed by his son James and entire family ...
Memorials
LOCKARD
LOCKARD ANNE 18th Anniversary occurs 27th December RIP Call her name softly Lord and when she turns and smiles, tell her how much I still love her and miss her all the while. Always loved ...
Memorials
LOCKARD
LOCKARD ANNE 18th Anniversary occurs 27th December. Gone are the days we used to share, but in our hearts you are always there. Always loved and remembered by her daughter Joanne, Pete, gr...
Memorials
MADDEN
MADDEN CATHERINE (Kitty) 41st Anniversary Loving mother of Michael and Catherine and the late Mary, Frank and Eamon who died 24th December 1984. Lonely is the home without you, life is not the sam...
Memorials
MAGUIRE
Maguire Annie R.I.P. 14th Anniversary occurs on 25th December 2023 In loving memory of our devoted mother, grand- mother and great grand- mother Annie R.I.P. who died on Christmas Day 2011. Our...
Memorials
MAGUIRE
MAGUIRE GERARD 17th Anniversary 22nd December Our words are few, our thoughts are deep, our memories of you are ours to keep. This day is remembered and silently kept, no words are needed we will ...
Birthday Memories
McAREE
McAree Ann whose birthday occurs 26th December. We wish that we could see your face for just a little while, to wish you a Happy Birthday and see your loving smile. But wishing gets us nowhe...
Birthday Memories
McAREE
McAree Ann. Precious birthday memories of my beloved wife whose birthday occurs on 26th December. Today I will do my very best to find a happy place, struggling to hide my broken heart and the...
Christmas Blessings
McATAMNEY
McAtamney Perry Happy Christmas big man. When you lose someone you love the hurt is hard to hide but when you lose your son, the hurt goes deep inside. I think of you with love each day, the...
Christmas Blessings
McATAMNEY
McAtamney Perry Merry Christmas in Heaven to my son (Big Perino). Love and miss you everyday, love da xx.
Christmas Blessings
McATAMNEY
McAtamney Perry Merry Christmas in Heaven to our brother. Love and miss you always, your sister Mairead, nieces and nephews.
Christmas Blessings
McATEER
McATEER MARY RIP Sending beautiful Christmas Blessings to my precious wife Mary and mother. Christmas was very special and it filled our hearts with love but it doesn’t feel the same now as you ...
Memorials
McCAFFREY
McCaffrey Danny 2nd Anniversary 28th December. Daddy you taught us the value of life and the importance of strength. Your memory is our guiding light. Though you're gone your love shines thro...
Memorials
McCANN
McCANN AMELIA 6th Anniversary Died 26th December 2019 In loving memory of our beautiful mummy. Put your arms around her Lord and give her special care, for you have our greatest treasure, one ...
Memorials
McCAUSLAND/CAMPBELL
McCAUSLAND ARTHUR 48th Anniversary 25th December McCAUSLAND SUSAN 19th Anniversary 28th December CAMPBELL JAMES 54th Anniversary 24th December 24 English St Pound Loney In loving memory of our dad...
Christmas Blessings
McCLORY
McCLORY JIMMY & EILEEN Christmas Blessing Precious and beautiful memories of our daddy and mammy. Another Christmas away from home. Our hearts are full of memories we have gathered throug...
Christmas Blessings
McDERMOTT
McDERMOTT GERARD 1st Christmas away from home Blessed Christmas wishes I send to my beautiful brother Gerard. How very much you’re missed, I think you somehow know, for I feel you beside me no...
Christmas Blessings
McDERMOTT
McDERMOTT GERARD 1st Christmas away from home Every day is hard but this time of year it hits harder uncle Gerard because you should be here spending it with your family, cracking all the joke...
Christmas Blessings
McDERMOTT
McDERMOTT GERARD 1st Christmas away from home A whisper from Heaven. Time cannot heal the heartache or stop a silent tear, it won’t take away the memories of the one we loved so dear. Always in ...
Christmas Blessings
McDERMOTT
McDERMOTT GERARD 1st Christmas away from home Did the sun shine a little brighter, was the sky a deeper blue, or was it just a better world when we shared our lives with you. Your photo stands in...
Christmas Blessings
McDERMOTT
McDermott, Peter and Lisa. Sending christmas wishes to heaven. With all the celebrations and christmas drawing near, what a lovely time we would have if only yous were here. We would spend so many ...
Christmas Blessings
McDERMOTT
McDermott Gerard. Our first christmas without you, how we wish you were here, to celebrate with all of us at this special time of year. Although we all miss you, you are never far away, because you...
Memorials
McGAULEY
McGAULEY Paddy (Chopper). 28th December. Time slips by but life goes on but in my heart Chopper you are never gone. We shared so many happy times, we shared some sad ones too, but out in the huntin...
Memorials
McGINN
McGINN ISOBELL 29th Anniversary occurs Christmas Day occurs Christmas Day St Anthony pray for her. Mum sometimes it seems like yesterday that you were here with me, days fly by so very fast and ...
Christmas Blessings
McGUIGAN
CHRISTMAS BLESSING McGUIGAN PATRICIA AND MAURICE Our daddy’s 9th and mummy’s 7th from home St Pio pray for them It’s hard to put on paper the words we want to say, but we your children love you in...
Christmas Blessings
McGUINNESS
McGUINNESS Colette Another year without you, another silent tear, but one thing that I’ve realised is that you are always near. I feel you in the air you see, walking silently beside me. So Me...
Christmas Blessings
McGUINNESS
McGUINNESS COLETTE Sending special Christmas wishes to my dear mother on her 5th away from home. To lose a mum so special is a tragedy indeed, for you were such a comfort always there for every ...
Christmas Blessings
McKEE
McKEE Merry Xmas to our wee Mummy and daddy Sean and Rosie McKee. You are both missed so much, now you’re no longer here, when we think of you we always shed a tear. You were such amazing p...
Memorials
McKEEVER
McKEEVER Paul 2nd Anniversary occurs on 22nd December 2024 Thinking of my wee brother Paul on his sec- ond anniversary away from home. Time may hide the sadness, like a smile can hide a tear,...
Christmas Blessings
McMAHON
McMAHON THERESA AND HUGH Christmas Blessing A special blessing to a dear mammy and daddy up in Heaven. Both of you will always be missed but never forgotten. This of you both this Christmas. Your ...
Christmas Blessings
McNALLY
McNally Liam Francis Happy Christmas sent to heaven for a very special boy. You rest in the arms of angels in a place of peace and love, watching over us always from heaven above. This years ...
Memorials
McNALLY
McNALLY Christmas blessings to our Liam Francis To a special son at Christmas time we miss that you're not here, the season isn't quite the same without you being near. Christmas was very spec...
Christmas Blessings
McNALLY
McNALLY Special Christmas blessings to our much loved grandson nephew and cousin sent to heaven above. Everyday without you since you had to go is like summer without sun- shine and Christmas ...
Christmas Blessings
McNALLY
McNally Annie My wee mummy spending her first Christmas with God. If Heaven had a garden where I could visit on Christmas Day, I'd go and look for God, to ask if I could stay. If I could see ...
Acknowledgements
McNALLY
McNally The daughters and son of the late Annie McNally (nee Doherty) wish to express our thanks to the Doherty family, especially our aunt Marie who gave mummy her wish to be buried with our...
Memorials
McSHANE
McSHANE Bobby 26th December 1985. In loving memory of our brother Bobby. Remembering happier times when you where here. Always loved and missed, see you again some day but until then you will be fo...
Memorials
McSHANE
McSHANE Bobby. In loving memory of my brother Bobby who died 26th December. A brother’s love is a blessing and this is what I miss, I wish that I could have you back instead of writing this. Of al...
Memorials
MCSHANE
McSHANE BOBBY Precious memories of my dear son Bobby whose Anniversary occurs 26th December. RIP. When I first held you as a baby in my arms I looked at your beautiful face, all I wanted to do was ...
Memorials
NELLIS
NELLIS (21st anniversary) Loving memories of our dear mother and granny May died 23rd December 2004 R.I.P St Gerard pray for her. Those we love don’t go away they walk beside us every day. Sadly mi...
Memorials
O'HARA
O’HARA JIM 9th Anniversary In loving memory of my daddy whose Anniversary occurs on 24th December. Loved and missed by your daughter Lucy.
Memorials
O'NEILL
O’NEILL IRENE Whose 2nd Anniversary occurs 26th December RIP Partings come and hearts are broken, loved ones go with words unspoken. Though time goes by and grief may linger you are loved and...
Memorials
OSBORNE
OSBORNE MARJORIE Marge 5th Anniversary 25th December I love you more than words can say and sorely miss you every day. Your smiling face, your heart of gold and the precious memories that I ho...
Memorials
OSBORNE
Osborne Marge whose 5th Anniversary occurs 25th December Though your smile we cannot see has gone forever and your hand we cannot touch, we have so many memories of one we love so much. Your memory...
Christmas Blessings
OSBORNE
OSBORNE ANNE 5th Christmas away from home. Christmas Blessing. Although we go through the motions Anne, Christmas is not the same without you.That day was yours and you made it special for eve...
Memorials
OSBORNE
OSBORNE GRETA 24th Anniversary on 28th December. Oh boy! Where did the years go? Our loss is Heaven’s gain and it must be a beautiful place, for only the best go there. Please look after her L...
Memorials
PARKER
PARKER Father William, mother Lizzie, brother Frankie, sisters Mary and Patsy, their husbands John Curoe and Billy Lynch, also thinking of Dáire Monaghan, his first away from home. St Jude p...
Christmas Blessings
RAFFERTY
RAFFERTY ANNE AND MICHAEL Christmas blessings sent to Heaven above for our beautiful mother whose first away from home and our brother whose 7th away from home. As we sit here and think of you b...
Christmas Blessings
REID
REID JOHN Christmas Blessings Died 19th February 2019 7th Christmas away from home Granda there is a little place within our hearts that is with us every day, a place where all our memories are...
Christmas Blessings
REID
REID JOHN Christmas Blessings Died 19th February 2019 7th Christmas away from home Daddy remembering the happiness and the feeling of good cheer when we celebrated Christmas in the days when y...
Christmas Blessings
REILLY
REILLY Kathleen (Nee McKenna). Died on 3rd May 2012. Remembered with love your loving son Gerard. God bless. REILLY Matthew (Matt) In loving memory of Matthew Reilly died 21st January 199...
Birthday Memories
RULES
RULES JACKIE Whose birthday occurs December 26th. Happy Heavenly birthday daddy is all that I can say, except to wish with all my heart that you were here today. Love Cathy and Jim.
Birthday Memories
RULES
RULES JACKIE Happy Heavenly birthday granda Jack. Hope you’re partying up there with all your mates and granny Bridget. Loved always your grandchildren JohnMartin, Catherine, Amanda, Bronagh...
Christmas Blessings
YOUNG
YOUNG Christmas Blessings for our parents Philip and Teresa Young and for our beautiful sister Phyllis, her first away from home, R.I.P, St Joseph pray for them. We'll always feel you close t...