Charles Doherty

Our sincere sympathy on the death of your beloved Charles. Not just a great scholar but a great human being whose concern for his students was always his priority. I valued greatly, his friendship over many years in UCD. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal.

Amy, I’m so very sorry to hear of the passing of your dad. Thinking of you and your family at this very sad time.

Our Charlie was a scholar and a gentleman. He was passionate about his life’s work and his family. A true renaissance man, he was as good at physical tasks as theoretical ones. He loved music and poetry as much as fitness and manual labour.
His sense of humour could be a bit off-beat at times and he always laughed longest at his own jokes. I could not have asked for a better sibling. I have always been proud to call him brother. He is missed, but never forgotten.

Sincerest condolences to all the Doherty family. It was a privilege and a pleasure to meet Charlie over the years, to hear his inspiring lectures, and reading his thought provoking work.

Sincere condolences on the passing of your dear Dad Amy. Thinking of you at this sad time.

Sincere condolences on this terrible loss. Charlie was fine scholar whose papers had a major and lasting impact on the thinking of archaeologists as well as historians. He was also an absolute gentleman, very kind and supportive to all regardless of seniority. He will be sorely missed.

Sincere condolences to all his family on the sad news of Charlie’s passing. With happy memories of our first meeting in Spoleto in 1974 and later as a UCD colleague who bore his learning lightly: saoi séimh sár-eolach. Go raibh suaimhneas buan ag a anam uasal. Pádraig Breatnach

To Amy and family, I’m very sorry for your loss. May your dad rest in peace.

My sincere and heartfelt Condolences to you Amy and all the family on the loss of your dear father Charles. May he rest in peace and God grant you all the strength to bear his passing. 🌈🙏

Comhbhron o chroi le clann Charlie ar a bhas. Charlie's life was dedicated to his family and scholarship but he also always found time to engage in lively, witty and learned conversation with visitors from without UCD.. He gave so much and the pity is that he was taken from us when he had so much more to give.

We are devastated by this news. We remember Charlie as a wonderful friend from our years in Dublin (1969-78) and since: he has visited us twice in Leeds and I remember in particular my trip with him to Inishmore in 1976. Our deep sympathies to Majella and the family.

Have just heard of Charlie's passing. Am deeply saddened to hear,. and send my sympathies to his family. Charlie was a true scholar and friend from the early days of our meeting in Earlsfort Tce UCD. Slan agus beannacht Charlie. Paddy Duffy

I learned so much from Charlie’s courses during my undergraduate studies at University College Dublin. He was a rigorous scholar and a talented teacher whose passion for the subject of early Irish history enlivened the teaching space. He taught in a conversational style; something that left a lasting impression on me. My condolences to his family on his passing.

Comhbhrón le Majella agus leis an gclann ar bhás Charlie. Fear lách cuirtéiseach agus scoláire cumasach. Suaimhneas síoraí dá anam.

To Amy and the extended Doherty family. I’m very sorry to hear of your loss. Please accept my condolences and deepest sympathies.

Heartbroken to hear of your dad's passing Amy, may he rest in peace x

My condolences to Charlie's family and friends. He was a lovely colleague and made a significant contribution to the teaching of archival studies in UCD.

Charlie was a colleague and a contemporary over a very long period. His kindness and academic enthusiasm was so striking as was his basic humility. He is a great loss.

My deepest condolences. I was very lucky to be assigned Charlie as my tutor as a first year history student in UCD in the early 90s. He was kind mentor and advisor both formally (and more frequently informally) throughout my academic studies in UCD. He was so influential not just as a result of his own academic researches and publication but in the generations of early medieval scholars who were guided by him and supported/inspired in the early stages of their academic careers.

Amy, sending you heartfelt condolences during this sad time.

Is mian liom a mbris a chásamh le muintir Charlie.

I don’t think I have the words to express what Charlie meant to me in my undergraduate years in College, perhaps the fact that John McCafferty and myself regularly burst into ‘Charlie is my darling’ after another fab early Christian Ireland class with Charlie will say more than all the words of praise that come to mind. Míle Buíochas Charlie, Suaimhneas síoraí do d’anam uasal….

My family are so sorry to hear about Charlie's passing. Condolences to Majella and family.

Sincere condolences

My deepest condolences to all Charlie's family. He was a lovely man, a great scholar, and an inspiration to all. He will be sadly missed. May he Rest in Peace.

So sorry to hear of Charlie's passing. I also knew him from his time as President of RSAI. He was a true gentleman and he wore his learning so lightly. Ar dheis lamh De go raibh a h-anam dilis.
Brian Mc Cabe

Amy , sincere sympathy to you and your family at this very sad time .
May your dad , Charles rest in peace

Amy, I hope the love and memories you shared with your dad bring you some strength during this sad time. May he rest in peace.

Amy sincere condolences to you and family on the passing of your father Charles, may he rest in peace

Our sincere condolences to Amy, to your family and to the many friends of your dad Charlie on his passing.
Leaba í measc na Naomh agus ceol na nAingeal go raibh ag a anam uasal.

A true gent whose humility was matched only by his amazing scholarship and genial nature: Charlie has left us not just a body of outstanding scholarship but a bank of very happy memories and good karma. He is missed and remembered. Condolences.

My sincerest sympathies on your loss. I was a student of Charlie's in the early 1990s and later worked together in the Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement. He was brilliant, both on an academic and personal level. Always approachable and supportive to younger scholars. He always cared and it showed. He will be missed.

Sincere condolences, Majella and family, on your terrible loss: Charlie was a wonderful colleague, ever cordial and helpful: may he rest in peace.

I am so sorry to hear this news. We studied Early Irish History together under Professor Byrne, and Charlie had such a distinguished career in this field. My deepest condolences to all his family and friends.

I am so sorry to learn of Charlie's death. He was a true gentleman and an enthusiastic and learned scholar. My deepest sympathy to all his family. May he rest in peace.

Sincerest condolences to you Amy and all of your family on the passing of Charlie. May his gentle soul rest in peace.

My deepest sympathy to all the family. May he R.I.P

I was so fortunate to have Charlie as my lecturer in early Irish history at UCD in the late 1970's. I have great memories of him unrolling metres long paper scrolls of early hagiographical records that he had carefully transcribed. He spoke of them with such boundless enthusiasm.
Ar dheis Cholmcille go raibh sé agus i gcomhluadar na naomh uile !

Amy, I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your Dad. Thinking of you all at this time. Take care.

We are deeply sorry to hear about Charlie's death. Scoláire oilte agus duine uasal. Grásta ó Dhia ar a anam

Sincere condolences to Majella and family on the sad passing of Charles. May he rest in peace.

Tom, Nora, Rob & Gillian Maguire

I’m so sorry to hear about the passing of your father Amy. I’m thinking about you and your both during this difficult time. May he rest in peace.

Sincere condolences on the passing of Charlie. I remember him as a kind and gentle man. As a fellow historian of early medieval Ireland, I admired his scholarship combined with his warm humanity. I remember with fondness being with Charlie at a conference in Rome in 2007 and meeting him again at the ICM in UCD in 2015. May he rest in peace.

Really sorry to learn the news about Charles. He was such a supportive and generous colleague at U.C.D. Sincere sympathy to Majella and all his family.

A generous colleague, a great scholar and a good friend with buckets of humour.

Charlie was a generous man and a fine scholar, and we treasure the memories of our companionship during the year we spent as a team in Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi in Oslo 2012-13. Sincere condolences with all the family.

My sincere condolences to all of Charlie’s family.

I was lucky enough to work with Charlie during his Presidency of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland and he was always so kind and thoughtful and such a gentleman throughout.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

So sorry to see this. My deepest sympathies to Matt and the whole Doherty family. May you all find peace and confort in the memories shared. Barbara

Deepest sympathy to Niall and family at this saddest of times. Rest in Peace.

Deepest sympathies to Amy and your family on the passing of your dad. Thinking of you all at this very difficult time.

Sincere condolences to all of Charlie's family and friends.

My condolences to you all. His warmth and insights reached across the world. I am deeply honored to have known him and learned from him.

Sincere condolences to Majella and The Doherty Family on the sad passing of Charlie. He was a true gentleman. Thinking of you all during this very sad and difficult time. May Charlie Rest in Peace.

Sincere condolences to Majella, Amy, Matthew & Niall on the passing of your beloved husband and dad at this difficult time. Thinking of you all at this difficult time.

A Amy is A Matthew,
Is trua liom bhur mbris .
Ag smaoineamh oraibh ag an am brónach seo.
Suaimhneas síoraí do bhúr Dad.

Thinking of you all at this sad time . .in are prayers rip 🙏

To Amy and all of the family, my sincerest condolences at this time.
Aileen Ryan
St. Colmcille's Community School

Since first encountering him as my lecturer and tutor in the 90s, I bumped into Charlie since then in lecture halls, corridors, on field trips and at conferences. He was always kind, approachable, knowledgeable and supportive with an infectious passion for his subject. A lovely person who will be sorely missed. My condolences to his beloved family.

Condolences to the Doherty Family on the sad passing of Charlie Had great chats together over the years at the "BAR" Rest in Peace my dear friend

Sincere condolences to Charles family and friends. Charles lectured me in the late 90s, such a breadth of knowledge. Always a gentleman.