Sonsof Ireland

26/05/2026

RODDY MCCORLEY: MONUMENT REDEDICATION

The Sean Larkin 1916 Society South Derry, along with the Patrick Loughran 1916 Society - Cookstown and the Thomas Ashe 1916 Society Dūngiven are holding a rededication of Roddy McCorley monument in Toomebridge.

Ath-thiomnú Shéadchomhartha Rodaí Mhic Chorlaí. An Tuam, 2:30 in 28ú Meitheamh 2026

At Toome at 2:30pm on the 28th June 2026.

Meeting point: Shore Rd leading on to Main St, Moneynick Rd,Toome 🇮🇪

19/05/2026

Big happy 5th birthday to Sé #

12/05/2026

08/05/2026

We remember the brave volunteers who gave there lives in the fight for Irish freedom

05/05/2026

45 years ago, Óglach Bobby Sands passed away after 66 days on hunger strike.

"I am standing on the threshold of another trembling world. May God have mercy on my soul."

24/04/2026

On April 24th, 1916, outside the General Post Office, Pádraig Pearse read the Proclamation of the Irish Republic, declaring Ireland a free and sovereign nation.

What followed was the Easter Rising, a bold stand against British rule that would change Irish history forever.

18/04/2026

The committee and members of the Sons of Ireland flute band pass heartfelt condolences to the McGrath family on the passing of Jeannie . May she rest in peace

𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐜𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡 (𝐧é𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞) 𝐑.𝐈.𝐏. 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. (𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧 & 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐲 𝐆𝐥𝐞𝐧).

𝐍.𝐁. 𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝟐𝟎 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝, 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚. 𝐁𝐓𝟓𝟏 𝟓𝐒𝐄. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟒𝐩𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝟖𝐩𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟐 𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝟖𝐩𝐦. 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞.

Jeannie R.I.P. late of 25 Gortahar Road, Rasharkin.

Peacefully surrounded by her loving family in the care of the staff of St. James Lodge, Ballymoney.

Beloved wife of the late Paddy; loving mother of Máire (Buckley), Sinéad, Gráinne (Keane) and Séan; dear mother-in-law of Mike, John and Sarah; much adored Granny of Daire, Caoilfhionn, Aoife, Fionnuala, Ríonach, Méabh, Eimhear and the late Bláithín and great granny of Rían.

Daughter of the late Charles and Nan and dear sister of Kevin and the late James.

𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟐:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲’𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧. (𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩://𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧.𝐨𝐫𝐠/𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐜𝐚𝐦).𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲.

Go lonraí solas na bhFlaitheas uirthi ~ May the light of Heaven shine upon her.

Deeply regretted by the entire McGrath and Close family circle.

Family flowers only please. Donations if desired to Dementia NI can be made online at https://mckiernanandsons.com/notices or payable to McKiernan & Sons, 45-47 Maghera Street, Kilrea. BT51 5QL.

13/04/2026

Big Happy 11th birthday Cathain

09/04/2026

Some pictures of Easter Monday 1st day out for the new shirts

07/04/2026

The committee and members of the Sons of Ireland send heartfelt condolences to all the Darragh family on the passing of Bobby . May he rest in peace.

𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐲 (𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭) 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐡 𝐑.𝐈.𝐏. (𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧 & 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚). 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

𝐍.𝐁. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝟐𝟐𝐀 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝, 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟎𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟎𝐩𝐦.

Peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family Bobby (Robert) R.I.P. beloved husband of the late Kay; loving father of Robert, Sharon, John, Helen, Jennifer, Paul and Peter and a much adored Granda and great Granda.

Son of the late John and Ellen and dear brother of Betty and the late Mina, Joan, Peggy, Nell and Jimmy.

𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝟐𝟐𝐀 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝, 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐚𝐭 𝟐.𝟏𝟎𝐩𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟑𝐩𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲’𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫. 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲.

St. Pio pray for him.

Deeply regretted by his sorrowing sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law and the entire family circle.

Family flowers only please. Donations if desired to Marie Curie can be made online at https://mckiernanandsons.com/notices or payable to McKiernan & Sons, 45-47 Maghera Street, Kilrea. BT51 5QL.