Large crowds turned out to farewell a woman in Carlow who died without any surviving family.
Mary Regan, who was originally from Adrigole, County Cork, passed away on November 29th at the Hillview Nursing Home in Carlow.
She was predeceased by her siblings Paddy, Con, Patricia and Jerry, as well as her partner Fred (Tony) Lang.
A statement on Death Notices Carlow said that after Mr Lang passed away, Ms Regan did not have many visitors to her nursing home and has no next of kin.
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“If you can spare 45 minutes [on Tuesday] to attend Mass it would be great to see that a lady who lived to be nearly 90 will get a farewell from her adopted town of Carlow by the people of Carlow,” the statement said.
Following the request for mourners, the funeral mass at Askea Church was packed with the people of all ages showing up to lend their support.
Ms Regan’s body will now be brought to her native West Cork for burial at St Fachtna’s Church in Adrigole on Wednesday.
Main images shows Mary Regan and her funeral. Images by RIP.ie and Bauer Media.
