RIP: School days were full of joy for a Tipperary teenager who died in a fatal car crash

Reflecting on life, people nostalgically remember their school days as the best days in their lives, but tragically, for Tipperary teenager Bronagh English, they were the only days she experienced in her short life.

Mercifully for the devastated family, they knew and saw every day how happy Bronagh was in Powerstown National School and Rockwell College and how joyful school life was for her.

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Bronagh’s school days were certainly the best years of her life, with every day starting with a stroll down the avenue of the family home before heading off for a day at school.

The beautiful picture (above) of Bronagh with her father, Michael, and sister Mia attests to that special joy that Bronagh found in every school day.

Her mother Danielle said that Rockwell College had been phenomenally good to the family since the tragedy.

She said that Rockwell had gone above and beyond to support them and their other three children, who are all now students at Rockwell.

“They could not do more to support and help us. The Sixth Year students who were in school with Bronagh are suffering as well, and the support the school gave them was wonderful,” said Danielle.

Bronagh’s sister Mia, who was 17 two weeks after the accident, and her brothers Mikey (14) and David (12) are now attending Rockwell having all gone to primary school in Powerstown.

It was with great pride that members of the English family visited Rockwell College after the accident to accept a prestigious award on behalf of Bronagh.

In a packed assembly room the family were given a standing ovation as they were asked on to the stage to accept the annual Jerry McCabe Award.

The audience was told that Bronagh, along with other students, had been nominated for the award.

It was revealed on the night that Bronagh was the overall winner of the award.

The large attendance were told by Principal Audrey O’Byrne that the award was presented to students who were kind and generous.

They were told that Bronagh was described by her peers as a student who always prioritised friendship. Bronagh ensured others felt loved and went out of her way to make a difference for others.

The audience was told that Bronagh loved to be part of everything.

She was always positive, always smiling, caring and funny.

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She was described as a warm and kind person who brought her year together.

“She made people feel appreciated and seen and is there anything else we would want of our children that they would care about other people,” the attendance was told.