Dominic Vincent Murphy 

*12 Aug 1930 - †29 Sep 2000


    a) Religion: Catholic

    Birth: 1)
    Baptism: 2)
    Wedding: 3)
    Death: 4)
    Funeral: 5)


    1) Details from a Social Welfare certified birth-cert dated 30th March 1995,
    the year Dad retired from Nacanco Ireland, Waterford.

    2) Baptised Trinity Without,
    Godparents: John Power (Uncle), Margaret Shortall (Aunt)

    3) They got married in the old church at Caherline,
    which was replaced by what my Dad called a soulless shell.

    4) He always thought it would be his heart that got him, how many times had he got the last rites, I can't recall. I remember being pulled from St. Francis Youth Club, by a Nacanco van, being brought to Ardkeen to say goodbye, then being told to go home while they worked on him. It was a youngish red-haired friar that did the spiritual bit for him c.1982.

    5) I have not visited my parents grave since Dad's the burial in 2000. When one doesn't drive (blackouts), life can be challenging with the lack of public transport. As my brother lives in The Curragh, it's kind of pointless saying to him "collect me, if you're going".
    Our father loved to read at bedtime, so Aidan placed a solar lamp on the grave just in case he wanted to do so.

    O'Connell Grave