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The late John Dunne from Kildorrery.

The people of Kildorrery were saddened when they learned of the recent death of John Dunne of Middle Graigue.

John was a devoted family man, who had a serious passion for farming from when he first started, at the early age of 14. Despite being busy building up his farm with his wife Hannah and rearing his family, he was always able to find time to get involved with community projects.

From his early years, he was involved in a number of projects and committees including the Famine graveyard memorial in Farahy, the Cow and Gate celebration in 1987, the Kildorrery Show from 1980 to 1990 and the restoration fund for the Church, Mass Rock and Grotto, to name just a few. He was also a reader at Mass.

John one of the founding members of the Community Development Association in 1993 and played a major role in the community, purchasing the land on the Fermoy Road and the building on the main street, which is now home to the community offices and the restaurant ‘Thatch & Thyme’.

He was a co-ordinator for the community Lotto and also represented Kildorrery on the Ballyhoura Agriculture and Natural Resources Forum. He was immensely proud when Kildorrery gained 39 additional marks in the Tidy Towns competition.

For a number of years, he worked on putting in place housing for senior citizens and he was the chairman of the association up until his passing. At meetings, John was a great listener and always followed up what he heard with sound advice. He was one of the Kildorrery representatives on the Dairygold Co-op Committee from 1989 until he retired in 2003.

John loved music and dancing and was a regular visitor with his wife Hannah to TO Park and to Ballinvreena, Kilbehenny and The Hazel Tree. John loved concerts and Irish nights and was a regular entertainer at these events, either singing a song, telling a story or reciting a poem. A community man to the very heart, he will be dearly missed by all in Kildorrery.

The large turnout at the family home for the Rosary and following on to the removal and burial, showed how well liked John was in the community. The people of Kildorrery wish to extend their sympathies to John’s wife Hannah and their children Thomas, Sean and Siobhan and extended family. May he rest in peace.

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