Alexander (Alex) Corcoran

Deepest sympathy to Marian, Larry and Family on the passing of Alexander. May he rest in peace.

My sincere sympathy to the friends of Alex and his extended family on the passing of a true gentleman and scholar. I was a Geography teacher who admired Alex for his professionalism and his help on many occasions throughout my career. He was always willing to offer advise and was so approachable at all times. May he rest in peace.

My deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Alex. He was a true gentleman and first class professional, with a keen intellect and an unwavering sense of justice. I have known Alex for almost fifty years and have always admired his integrity which was the hallmark of his dealings with a wide range of matters in the field of education. He worked long and hard to ensure that students of all levels of intelligence and background were given the opportunity to develop.
Alex was great company and was always ready to give a helping hand to a friend in trouble or in need of guidance. Many, many young people are indebted to this educator.
May rest in peace.

Rest in peace to a pure gentleman, enjoyed many a chat with the lovely Alex.
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Sincere condolences to the Corcoran family on the sad passing of Alex.
He had a great love of Geography and was a true gentleman.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Alex- a scholar and a gentleman. It was a pleasure and a privilege to have worked with him in the Department of Education.

Saddened to hear of the passing of Alex we have many fond memories of him. RIP from Limerick. Evan, Dorothy, Mark, Hugh, Paul, Ivan, Tara, Richell USA and Erin

My sincere condolence to the family and friends of Alex. I had the pleasure to work with him in the Department of Education. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam

Sincere sympathy to the family of Alex. He taught ne Geography at BGS a long time ago. He had the wonderful gift of making the subject both interesting and meaningful.
My Mother remembers him watching the St Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin from the Ballast Office with her and my Father.

My condolences to family and friends on the sad passing of Alexander.
May he rest in peace.

To Tim, Marian, and all the extended Corcoran family, please accept our sincere sympathy on the passing of Alex. He was always great company, genuinely welcoming, wickedly witty and insightful. He will be greatly missed.
Take care
Tom & Nuala

Sincere sympathies to Marion, Larry, Tim and families on the death of Alex.
May he Rest in Peace.

Deepest sympathy to the Corcoran family on the death of Alex. Worked with him for many years at Examinations. Always a gentleman and a consummate Geographer.

There is an Alex-sized hole in my heart; rest in peace, my beloved brother-in-law. You adopted this American sister with open arms. I will miss our conversations about music, theater, literature, politics ... well, everything and anything was fair game. I will forever treasure our times together when you visited us in the States, when I could see the geological wonders of New Zealand through your expert eyes, when you squired us around Ireland and made sure the grandkids had a steady supply of castles, museums and geological wonders to capture their fancy. I will miss your curmudgeonly snark, your ready wit, your love of a good cappuccino with fruit scone. You are gone from us too soon and we will miss you deeply.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to post messages on here. They have brought great comfort to all of us who had the privilege of knowing him For me he was a beloved cousin who fulfilled more of a big brother role for me as I was growing up. He was mentor, a teacher a leader in many of our childhood adventures. I am so grateful that my own children had the opportunity to know and appreciate him on our visits to Ireland and his visits to the US and here in Canada. He was kind and gentle with the most amazing sense of humour. Rest in peace dear Alex.

Sorry Marian and Larry meant condolences 🙏

Condolences to Marian,Tim ,Laura Beth & Sabrina on the passing of Alex may he RIP

Sincere condolencesto the Corcoran family on the death of Alex. I found Alex very supportive in his role in the inspectorate and SEC. I am very grateful for his encouragement in my professional development.

Sincere sympathy to the Corcoran family on Alex’s passing.
Alex was one of nature’s gentlemen. I worked with Alex in a number of areas and was struck by his great sense of fairness and love of subject. May he rest in peace.

Marian - Tim
Larry - Lisa
Please accept our heartfelt sympathy of the untimely passing of your dear brother and brother-in-law. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and all of your families during these difficult days. May all the sweet memories of Alex bring you solace at this sad time. May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to the Corcoran family on the sad passing of Alex. He was an outstanding teacher, and I have very fond memories working with him in Bandon Grammar, before he moved to the DES.
We also shared some good times working together on the European Studies,, in Leuven and Brussels.
In our younger days Alex, Anne and I shared some wonderful holiday trips.
May Alex rest in peace.

My deepest sympathy to the Corcoran family on the very sad passing of Alex. I had the privilege of working with Alex in both the Department of Education and the State Examinations Commission. Alex was a consummate professional, a loyal and considerate colleague, and always a pleasure to work with or talk to. His wry sense of humour brightened every occasion. May Alex rest in peace.

Our Sincere Sympathy to you all on the sad passing of your Beloved Alex.
May He Rest In Peace.

Deepest sympathy to all & extended Corcoran family members on the passing of Alex,always most kind,warm & friendly,i enjoyed our chats about everything & anything in life with his fountain of knowledge
Rest in peace Alex

James marymount

In the short time I knew him, Alex proved to be a good friend. He had the ability to brighten the dullest day. He’ll be sorely missed.

Rest In Peace, Alex. You will be missed.

Sincere sympathy to the Corcoran family on the death of Alex. I got to know Alex following the establishment of the State Examinations Commission in 2003 and found him to be a most professional educator and assessment expert in his beloved field of Geography, as well as a great colleague with a very keen sense of humour., May he rest in peace

Deepest sympathy to all of Alex's family on your great loss.
Grateful appreciation of his efforts to raise awareness of the cultural benefits of geographic studies in BGS and later in schools throughout the country.

Sincere condolences to Alex's family & friends.
May he rest in peace. 🙏

sincere sympathy to the Corcoran family & extended family on the death of Alex he was an excellant teacher & a pure gentleman may he rest in peace

My deepest sympathy to all Alex's family n friends. I worked with him while he was in SEC. Always professional, supportive n gt sense of humour. May Alex rest in peace.

My deepest sympathy to Alex’ faithful and great family! He was your brother, brother in law and dear dear uncle. Also to his sincere friends who visited him. He was a gentleman who enjoyed conversation and kept abreast with the world using his laptop. He fondly spoke about his parents and often remarked that the tea brack in Marymount reminded him of his mother’s baking. Rest in peace now Alex and I wish you his family inner peace as you reflect on the friendship and support you shared so beautifully with Alex. Thinking of you very specially today.

Sincere sympathy to Alex’s family and friends on this sad occasion. We have both enjoyed working with Alex at various stages - he was always an insightful, considerate and astute colleague whose company and subtle sense of humor we enjoyed very much.

Condolences to the family.

Deepest sympathy on the passing of Alex, gone too soon. He was a delightful and always positive and supportive colleague in the Department of Education and the State Examinations Commission. Always thoughtful and with a glorious twinkle in his eye, full of Spirit and intelligence.

Alex showed me great kindness and friendship when I joined the Cork Education office many years ago. Such a lovely intelligent man with a soft voice and a good sense of humour. I enjoyed great chats and coffee breaks with Alex. May he rest in beautiful peace. X

My sympathy to Alex's family, relations and friends on his very sad passing.
I had the priviledge of working with him on a number of educational issues during the 1990's.
He had a great interest and commitment to improving standards in Irish education during his time working in the Department of Education.

Deepest sympathy to the Corcoran family on Alex’s passing. He made a significant contribution to education through his involvement in the European Studies project which involved schools and inspectorates in England, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland at a very sensitive time . . He had a very modern perspective on the broad range of Geography as a subject and was most interesting in his espousal of its importance RIP

So sorry to learn of Alex's death. My condolences to his family.
He was hugely supportive in his role as an Inspector of Geography. A true gentleman and scholar.
May you rest in peace Alex.

Those of us in the the Primary Section of the DES Inspectorate in Cork shared the 1A South Mall building with Alex and his colleagues of the Postprimary Section. We worked largely in parallel worlds. Fortunately, there was some crossover, including that which occurred at shared coffee-breaks. Whenever Alex was present for coffee, with his quietly-spoken, humorous and truly fascinating contributions, he could make that short interlude the highlight of one’s busy day.
One can only imagine the loss that Alex’s passing is to those who were fortunate to share with him the world beyond those memorable coffee-breaks.

Our sincere sympathies to all the Corcoran family. We had the privilege of Alex been our geography teacher in Bandon Grammar School. He was so passionate about the subject. Thinking of you all at this sad time.

Our sincere sympathies to all the Corcoran family. We had the privilege of Alex been our geography teacher in Bandon Grammar School. He was so passionate about the subject. Thinking of you all at this sad time.

Sincere condolences to all of Mr. Corcoran’s family and friends. He was an outstanding teacher of geography and instilled in me a love of all things ‘geography’ that I still hold dear today. May you rest in peace

So saddened to hear of Alex’s passing, my condolences to his many friends and family. He was a great colleague during my time in the Department and I remember fondly our chats over morning coffee.

Our sincerest condolences to the Corcoran family on the death of Alex. Alex was a dear colleague who made an enormous contribution to education in Ireland. He had a great sense of humour and was kind and helpful to those he worked with. May he rest in peace.

So vey saddened to read of the death of Alex. A very understanding inspector who had great dedication to the teaching of Geography. Kind, encouraging and a thorough gentleman. May he rest in peace. My sympathy to his family at this difficult time.

Sincere condolences to the Corcoran family. Alex was a true geographer and an absolute gentleman. May he rest in peace.

Laura & Sabrina, so heartbroken to hear of Alex's passing...I know he was an inspiration to you both. May he rest in peace & continue to guide you from his resting place x

Sincere sympathy to all the Corcoran family on the sad passing of Alex. He was a wonderful teacher. May he Rest in Peace.

It was my absolute pleasure to have spent a week with Alex, learning the ropes of a new job with the Dept in 2001. He was unfailingly helpful then and in every dealing I had subsequently, the epitome of a great colleague. May he rest in peace.

My sincere sympathy to Alex's friends and family. We entered the inspectorate around the same time and he was an excellent colleague. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Deepest sympathy to all of Alex.s family on the death of your beloved Alex. He was a great geography teacher and it was very easy to understand his method of teaching geography to many of us in Bandon Grammar school back in 1970.s Rest in Peace Alex

My condolences to the Corcoran family on the death of Alex.He steered the good ship Geography through rough and calm and brought her safely to shore

Our sincerest sympathy to Marian, Larry, Tim and the Corcoran family on the passing of Alex. He was a true gentleman.
Happy memories of the pub quiz with the Ritz Bar and marking conferences.
May he rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to Tim, Marian and families on the death of Alex. May he rest in peace.

Deepest condolences to all the Corcoran family on the death of Alex. He inspired a generation with his love of geography and dispensed wisdom to all he encountered. It was an education just to listen to him and a great privilege to have him as a mentor later in setting out on a teaching career. What a model to the many he inspired to follow his career path including myself. But his sartorial elegance, love of good cars, wonderful conversation, sense of humour, appreciation of music and a glass of something with that really set him apart as great company. He leaves a huge legacy to education and all who had the pleasure of his company. A true gentleman and scholar.
May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to Alex's family, friends and former colleagues. Alex was a kind and generous colleague and a great traveller who was always happy to share his travel experiences and tips.

Sincere sympathy to the Corcoran family on the death of Alex. May he rest in peace.

Our sincere condolences to Marion, Tim and extended family members on the passing of Alex. We are thinking of all of you at this very sad and difficult time.

I am saddened by the news of Alex's death. My sincere condolences to his family, relatives and friends. I remember him as a great colleague; he was always kind and helpful and had a great sense of humour. He was dedicated to his work and I know that he made a major contribution over many years to the education of our young people.