The death has occurred on 26th December 2016 of Eddie Murphy, Ballydaly, Millstreet. Sadly missed by his loving and loved wife Delia (nee Falvey). Predeceased by his sister Mella and brother Anthony. Deeply regretted by his wife, brother Brendan, sisters Margaret, Mary, Breeda and Noreen, extended family, kind neighbours and many friends.
Reposing at his home today, Tuesday, from 5pm followed by Rosary at 9pm. Reposing at Tarrant’s Funeral Home, Millstreet on Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm followed by removal to Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Ballydaly. Requiem Mass on Thursday at 1pm followed by burial in St Mary’s Cemetery, Millstreet. Family flowers only, donations if the desired to Cork Simon Community
O’Leary Undertakers, Knocknagree. <email> 087-2229866
with thanks to Russell for the photos
Eddie was also a bagpiper in the Millstreet Pipe Band:
So sad to hear of the death of Eddie RIP a lovely neighbour of the O’Regan family Ballydaly.
Our thoughts are with the family in Ballydaly, from here in New Zealand and Australia. R.I.P. Eddie
Time on the living body does take it’s toll
And death is something beyond human control
Those who grieve for their dead mere words cannot console
And in the death of Eddie Murphy Ballydaly has lost some of it’s soul
Grieved by his family and his many friends and neighbors and by Delia his good wife
In Eddie a great man has lost his gift of life
One who lived unshackled by guile or conceit
He was as nice a person as one could wish for to meet
As a young man quite handsome broad shouldered and tall
In the colors of Ballydaly he played Gaelic Football
And for many years as a member of the Millstreet Pipe Band
He played with them in venues in many parts of Ireland
As breeders and owners of greyhounds Eddie and Delia became widely known
Their Ballydaly dogs with Ireland’s best did hold their own
And though his gift of life from him has gone good memories does remain
Of one never to be seen in the flesh again
Of Eddie a true gentleman in truth one can say
In Ballydaly he first looked on the light of day
And there from a boy he grew into a man
And lived for the greater part of his life’s span
Eddie lived as a good person in every way
And he always led by good example in truth one can say
Always calm and relaxed in his lifetime his friends in numbers did grow
He was one of the few who had the inner glow
In Duhallow never to be seen in the flesh again
But of Eddie fond memories in all who knew him of him will remain
Respect to his memory one only can pay
By Cashman’s Hill in St Mary’s in Millstreet his last remains lay.
“Eddie Murphy” is by Francis Duggan
http://francisrhymer.blogspot.ie/2016/12/eddie-murphy.html
On the roadway by the church in Ballydaly at the tolling of the funeral bell
Brendan O’ Sullivan on his bagpipe he piped a last farewell
To the backdrop of the Boggeraghs on a gray December day
His respect to his neighbor, friend and mentor Eddie Murphy in music he did play
Of one who will always be remembered when friends of his will meet
Before the hearse did lead the funeral cars to St Mary’s in Millstreet
Carrying a man who in his lifetime was known far and wide
From his native Ballydaly in Duhallow’s green countryside
An image from the camera of Sean Radley uploaded online by Russell Murphy that will live on for years
Long after those who knew and loved Eddie will have shed their last grief healing tears
A farewell to a favorite son one of Ballydaly’s own
In his long lifetime every day his friends in numbers had grown
On a bleak day in December close to zero degrees
The plaintive sound of Brendan’s bagpipe was carrying in the breeze
Across Eddie Murphy’s fields blowing with a cold chill
In view of Caherbarnagh, Gortavehy, Kippagh and Clara hill
Brendan O’ Sullivan on his bagpipe a farewell to Eddie Murphy did play
Before the hearse carried him to St Mary’s where his last remains now lay
One who was loved by many and though the gift of life from his has gone
Good memories of the man he was in all who knew him will live on.
“Brendan O’Sullivan On His Bagpipe” is by Francis Duggan
http://francisrhymer.blogspot.ie/2017/01/brendan-o-sullivan-on-his-bagpipe.html