School: Kilmuckridge
- Location:
- Kilmuckridge, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: L. Mac Donnell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0887, Page 083
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- (continued from previous page)soon after his death, written by the local teacher Mr MacDonald, and it will serve the purpose of these notes to write it here."A great + good man passed away to his eternal reward on Dec 26th 1930 at the age of 74.
Mr Patrick Dempsey, a very prominent figure in his own native district was also well known in many parts of Co Wexford + even beyond it's confines where several important structures monuments to his keen intelligence and outstanding ability will long attest his worth.
His surely was a unique personality : "Big Paddy" we called him, yes he was, big + big hearted too - brainy to brilliance and brave too amost to folly, aye and brawny too as a modern giant and yet gentle as a child(continues on next page)
- Informant
- W.J. Mac Donald
- Gender
- Unknown
- Age
- 55
