RIP: Tipperary musical society pays tribute to honourary life member following passing

Thurles Musical Society has paid tribute to the late Kathleen Feehan.

Kathleen passed away peacefully on January 31.

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Kathleen was an honourary life member of the society, having been involved with them for many years.

Taking to social media to pay tribute, the society said: "It is with a profound sense of sadness that we announce the passing of our Honorary Life Member, Kathleen Feehan - mother of Sarah and Breda (Byrne), both of whom are prominent current members of our Society.

"Kathleen’s associations with TMS go right back to the late fifties when she took on leading roles in shows such as Gypsy Princess, Night in Venice, A Country Girl, Magyar Melody, Desert Song and Merry Widow to name just a few. Since those halcyon days, she has been part and parcel of Thurles Musical Society and in later years she could be seen at all our productions sitting at the back of the Premier Hall, selling programmes and raffle tickets, greeting audience members and just loving what she was seeing on stage. Kathleen was a member of the well known Moloney family and when she joined her siblings on stage she became a member of the TMS family also - a family she has held very dear to her heart.

"We were delighted to bestow Honorary Life Membership on Kathleen two years ago and she was extremely proud to have been so recognised by TMS. It was a fitting acknowledgement of the enormous contribution she made to the Society during her lifetime. We will miss Kathleen’s great smile, her sense of fun, her endless encouragement and her sense of mischief. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved - her children Bryan, Jimmy, Breda, Sarah and Anna, son-in-law Damien Byrne, daughter-in-law Ann Scanlon, Alan, Gordo, grandchildren Rory, Darragh, Emer, Lara, Ace (Aoife), Andrew and Kate. Fondly remembered by her brother-in-law Brendan Feehan, sisters-in-law Eithne, Peggy, Rose and Madeline, nephews, nieces, cousins, neighbours, dear friends Mary Guilfoyle, Mary Hayes and Maura Purcell, teaching colleagues throughout the years and her many friends in Thurles Musical Society.

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"Fittingly, considering all the colour she brought to life, Kathleen’s wish is that there would be plenty of colour at her funeral. RIP Kathleen"