By Dan Walsh
The funeral has taken place today of Frank Mulrennan, The Chase House, Bunclody, who has passed away in his 93rd year.
Frank Mulrennan was born in the street of Bunclody and apart from his years at Blackrock College he has lived in and been part of Bunclody community for all of his 93 years. He was very proud of his Bunclody roots!
The death of his own dad when he was only 19 years old brought very early responsibilities in the running of a family business in a small town.
The Mulrennan business on the corner of Main Street was a large drapery/hardware store with a fuel and fertiliser business at the rear.
It had an old-style coin and cash dispenser where the tills ran along the wires at the top of the ceiling from the sales floor to the office.
In the early ‘seventies Frank and his family moved full time into farming and moved from Ryland Road up to The Chase where he spent the next 55 years. He loved farming!
His life was blessed with good friends. He loved his golf either at the old Newtownbarry Golf Course across the bridge or during his years at Enniscorthy or Borris, and he was so proud to be able to hand over the Newtownbarry trophy, which he won in 1955, to the new Bunclody Golf Club when it opened 18 years ago.
A devoted family man, Frank loved the craic and the banter with his friends, always had time for a good joke and a laugh, he loved his garden and his passing is an immense loss for his family and close friends and a community that shared his kindness for nine decades.
May He Rest in Peace.
Much loved husband of Evelyn and devoted dad to Frank, Madeleine, Monica and Paul (pre-deceased). He will be sadly missed by his wife, children, daughter-in-law Teresa, sons-in-law John and Colin, and grandchildren Alexandra, Elizabeth, Paul, Louise, Sean, Eoin, and Jinya, great-grandchildren Cillian and Ethan. Brother of Colette and pre-deceased by Tess, Maeve, Madeleine, Cecilia and Paddy.
Funeral Mass in Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Bunclody, was celebrated by Fr. Patrick Duffy PP, followed by burial in Calvary Cemetery, Bunclody.
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