Cormac (Slag) TANHAM

Condolences to the Family, sorry for your loss.

My experience is similar to that of Conan above. I worked with Cormac on a daily basis in Fred Hanna's in the late '70s and throughout most of the '80s. He was a gentle gentleman with a wry look at life and an occasional fount of knowledge. I have never forgotten his advice to go big on 'The Name of the Rose'. He played an excellent 'Sproules' in a production in Dalkey and his success then elevated him to a lead role in a later production that did not come to pass. By that stage I had moved on but occasionally bumped into him in Dublin and would be reminded of those formative years and his part in them as I am again here now.

Long years ago I first met Cormac when he worked in Hannas Bookshop in Nassau Street. (I would be selling books to the shop). Later I met him when he was acting in amateur dramatics in Dalkey Town Hall. A very different persona emerging in the different roles, quiet and rather shy in the bookshop, but owning the stage in a play! Quite often met him on the streets of Dublin, in times when people met each other. Always something interesting to say. Quiet, incisive, witty, wry. Good man.

I had the great pleasure of working briefly with Cormac in Marian College.
The year was 1969-1970. He was an absolute gentleman. Sometimes, on
Friday afternoons we would repair to the Elphin Hotel in Dun Laoghaire
for a couple of pints. It was on one such occasion that he recommended
a film called “The Third Man”. Apparently, Cormac's dad had told him not to miss it.
Movies on TV were a rare treat back then. I watched the film and thereafter became addicted to “Classic Movies”. Thanks Cormac.
May your gentle soul rest in peace.
David Kelly.

I had the pleasure of working with Cormac many years ago. He was a true gentleman. May he Rest In Peace.