DUGGAN (11 West End, Millstreet): On January 13, 2015, peacefully, in the loving care of the matron and staff of Millstreet Community Hospital, JOAN (retired Domestic Science Teacher). Sadly missed by her brother Dan, sister Ka Egan (Kanturk), niece Lisa, relatives and a wide circle of friends. Reception into St Patrick’s Church, Millstreet on this Wednesday evening at 8.30pm. Requiem Mass on tomorrow, Thursday, at 1pm. Burial afterwards in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam dílis.
Joan was a teacher in Macroom [1].
In the West End she lived for most of her long life span
Joan Duggan a sister to Ka and to Dan
A quietly spoken person her friends in her lifetime had grown
As a science teacher to generations of students she was well liked and well known
One of the long lived people in the Town of Millstreet
Nice people like Joan was are a pleasure to meet
The changes keep happening in old Millstreet Town
The streets of the West End never more to walk up and down
She may be one more to the forever gone
But in those who knew her good memories of her will live on
In her lifetime by good example one who did lead the way
Of her this would only be true for to say
Hope her parting from life for her a painless release
The beautiful Joan may she now rest in peace.
“Joan Duggan” is by Francis Duggan
http://francisrhymer.blogspot.ie/2015/01/joan-duggan.html
(mdc)