Cyril O'Donoghue

Sincere condolences to Ann, Joanne and all the family on the sad passing of your husband and father. May he rest in peace.

Deepest sympathy to family and friends and especially to Blackie, from an English fan. Joy Walter

RIP Cyril

My sincerest condolences to all the O’Donoghue family. May he rest in peace

Terribly shocked and sad to hear of Cyril's sudden passing when I arrived in Ireland a couple of days ago. I only met Cyril 2 years ago when I first came to Doolin. Hearing him play with Blackie and Geraldine and Eoghan was totally mesmerizing, I was laughing and crying at the same time. I'v never heard anything like it in my life and the music always transports me so I feel like I'm floating over the cliffs. Every year when I come to Ireland I go to Doolin to experience this music, it will not be the same without Cyril. And he was always so friendly and took a moment to talk to me. Thank you for the music, Cyril, those evenings in Doolin were highlights in my life.

My heartfelt condolences to Cyril's family, to Blackie, Eoghan and Geraldine and all his friends in Ireland. Rest in peace Cyril.

Just heard the very sad news of Gyril's passing. Had many great times and tunes with him over the years.deepest sympathy to all his family and friends,he will be sadly missed

Sincere condolences to Joanne and family on the sad passing of your father, husband and friend. May Cyril rest in heavenly peace.

So sorry for the sad loss of the wonderful Cyril who we heard many times in Doolin Sympathy to all the family R I P 🙏
I prayed for him in Medjourge

RIP Cyril, you were a true gentleman and a great musician. Friday evenings at Fafas will not be the same without you.

Condolences to Cyrils family and kind regards to Blackie and all his friends.

Cyril will truely be missed by all.

Shocked to hear of Cyril’s passing. May he rest in peace. He will live on amongst his friends and his music.

Sending my very deepest sympathy at the loss of the gentlest of gentleman, Cyri, with the sparkling eyes and face that exuded contentment and love of family, community, music and song. My brother, Kieron Concannon, settled in Clare over 10 years ago with his darling Sue (my best friend).oh how blest am I to have met Cyril on several occasions and to watch and listen to his sublime talent as both a musician and singer. Cyril’s joie de vivre will live on forever throughout Doolan and in any venue his voice could be heard. My sympathies to Cyril’s wonderful wife and family and of course, his dear friend, Blackie.

My sincerest condolences to all of Cyril's family and friends. A highlight of my younger years was going to hear Cyril playing his Joe Foley bouzouki with Pat Mullins (fiddle), Pat Costello (banjo) and John Lyons (accordion) in their weekly session in Leydens Bar (now Patrick's) in Upper Market Street, Ennis back in the late 80's/early 90's. Probably the best trad music ensemble ever in Clare, they had a wonderful character and driving swing to their playing. Thanks for those very memorable sessions. God Bless and RIP Cyril.

My condolences to Cyril's family that always filled him with pride and joy, and also to Blackie, his partner in tune for many years. My heart goes out to you all.
Still shocked and heartbroken by Cyril's passing.
I was privileged to hear Cyril sing on many occasions, to have him accompany my singing and to just have a chat or a nod of Hello from him.
Doolin nights will never be the same.

Sincere condolences to all who loved him. Cyril was gentle family man first. He and Blackie were also our Lennon-McCartney of trad… the impact of that voice and seemingly effortless bouzouki playing will be surpassed only by his legacy here in Doolin and far beyond. Everyone fortunate to venture into McDermott's or McGann's at the right time will never forget. What a wonderful send-off he was gifted, fitting end to a life well lived. Rest easy Cyril.

Sincere Sympathy to Aine and the ODonoghue family 0n the sudden death of Cyril.lworked with Cyril in Bombardier and he was part of many great sessions in the Blacksticks with his dad Paddy and Paul Rip.Cyril rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to Joanne & all the O' Donoghue family on the sad passing of your beloved Cyril. May his gentle soul rest in peace 🙏. Thinking of you all at this very difficult time. In the midst of your sorrow may you find comfort in your cherished memories and solace in the company of friends ❤️

Our condolences go out to Cyril’s family. Cyril was a treasure of a man. We feel blessed to have known him and his music and song will live on in our hearts forever.

Deepest sympathies to all of the O'Donoghue family on the passing of Cyril.We have great memories of Cyril playing and singing at our wedding in Glin Co. Limerick.He was a gentleman as well as a gifted singer and musician.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Sincere sympathy to the O'Donoghue Family friends and Blackie on the sad passing of Cyril such a talented musican really enjoyes listening to his wonderful music and singing.Thank you for the music Cyril may you rest in peace.

Gaga, we will miss our fun times and silly faces together. We love you all the smelly socks and cheese in the world.

What a loss to everyone; his musical family, his community and above all else, his family, who he adored above all else. Cyril’s loss is seismic but his legacy lives on through his family. Rest in Power Cyril, keep that music belting. X

Deepest sympathy to the O' Donoghue family on the sad passing of Cyril. May he rest in peace.

From a devastated Doolin......
Thank you so much Cyrl for the amazing music, gorgeous compositions and sharing your beautiful voice.
We were so lucky to have you for nearly 20 years.

Deepest sympathies to his wife Ann and family.
We are shatteted with the news and can only try and imagine what it must be like in Shannon.

Rest in peace a cheoltoir

Judy Breen Ennis.

Sincere sympathy to the O'Donoghue family on the sudden passing of your beloved Cyril. May his gentle soul rest in peace 🙏 Thank you for the music

Very shocked to learn of Cyril's sudden passing. Deepest condolences to his family and friends. Cyril THANK YOU for coming to Doolin over many years and entertaining the thousands of people who came to listen to your unique and beautiful songs and music.
Rest peacefully now.
Eugene Garrihy and family Doolin.

Sincere sympathy to Cyril's family and friends.RIP.

My husband, Sam Maloney, and I first encountered Cyril and Blackie playing at McDermott’s Pub in Doolin back in October 2015. That was our first time visiting Ireland and we felt fortunate to find ourselves in Doolin among such gifted musicians.

We’ve returned to Ireland four times after that, our most recent visit being in October 2022. Again, we were lucky to catch Cyril and Blackie at McDermott’s. We’ll return again (and again) to County Clare, but it will always feel like there’s a vibrant presence missing with the loss of Cyril O’Donoghue.

Our heartfelt condolences go out to Cyril’s immediate and extended family, friends, and the entire County Clare community.

Sam Maloney and Jack Albrecht
Alder, Montana, USA

I knew Cyril for the guts of 30 years and playing with him at our annual meet-up at the Bb session at Ennis Trad Fest was the highlight of my musical year. He was special as a musician but even more special as a person. His love for his family was very prominent in all of our conversations and my heart goes out to you all. You certainly did him proud as his funeral service yesterday. I will be thinking of you in these painful times.

Sincere condolences to Cyril’s family & friends and all who knew him around the world.

Heartbreaking news. Cyril came into my life as recently as 2018 when a mutual friend and fellow musician introduced us. We recorded some songs together and played a few live shows. It felt like I had known him all my life such was his character, warm, caring, talented, genuine, funny, an honest soul, and one who’s belief in what I was doing made me feel 10 feet tall. Over the last few days I’ve listened many times to a recording of one particular show we played in Dublin. His solo rendition to a packed audience of ‘Lord Franklin’, just his voice and his Joe Foley Bouzouki, is hauntingly beautiful, at that very moment, I knew he was special.

The world for now may have lost a truly great talent with a unique voice, a musical giant no less, his music and song however, will forever remain.

Rest easy man.

Noel and I were so very sorry to hear of Cyril's untimely passing. He will be remembered for his kindness and his music. Our deepest sympathies to Ann, Cathy, Bobby, Joanne & Paul and to all his family and friends in Clare and throughout the world. Music travels. Cyril's memory will live on. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Deepest sympathy to you all on the sudden passing of Cyril. May he rest in peace.

We met Cyril recently, while he was playing in Doolin.
An amazing musician,and a true gentleman.
We are sad to hear of his passing.
We offer our sincere condolences to all his family, and friends.
May he rest in peace.
Henry and Una Keane, Achill, and Merseyside.

Dear Ann and Family and Blackie,
We are absolutely devastated to hear of the loss of Cyril, such a great man and musician. Myself and my children Martin and Amy have been watching Cyril and Blackie play for many, many years in Doolin. Cyril was such a gentleman so kind and always took the time to talk to us. My husband Dave and I will always be so honoured that Cyril and Blackie came to the UK to play at our wedding 3 years ago. We have wonderful photos we could share.
We are devastated at Cyril’s passing and our thoughts are with you all.

Dear Ann and family,
I am one of the many passers-by in Doolin who were in awe of Cyril's talent and his immeasurable gift of making everyone feel special. I wrote this on my social media and would like to leave it here along with my deepest condolences on the loss of Cyril.

And as the evening sun set after a beautiful day in Copenhagen, the devastating news came from Co. Clare that the incomparable Cyril O'Donoghue had passed away.
He was a masterful musician and bouzouki player and one of the finest balladeers I have ever had the pleasure of hearing.

We only got to know each other in the last two years when I spent a lot of time in Doolin and became a regular at the shows of the band Dubhlinn in McGann's Pub and McDermott's Pub, with Cyril, Blackie O'Connell and Eoghan Neff, an outlet that took traditional Irish music to a different, almost tribal and spiritual level.

I'm very proud that Cyril taught me one of his iconic offerings, Alistair Hulett's "My old man", a truly haunting song about a woman learning to live without the man she once loved, but who can't stay away from the drink.
When I first heard him sing this song, I didn't know what hit me, and I sat in the audience bawling my eyes out.
In all my life, I've never heard a male singer that touched me as deeply as Cyril did.
He meant what he sang with every word and it showed the kind spirit he was. We were all fortunate to have been in the presence of his magic.

My heart goes out to his family and friends and to the community of Doolin, Co. Clare, and most of all to his bandmates Eoghan and Blackie who, together with Cyril, created nights of pure bliss that restored my faith in the true meaning of music.

Grá mór and rest easy!

Sincere sympathy to the family & friends of Cyril. May he REST IN PEACE.
Thank you for the music

We were heartbroken to learn this news …Cyril was so kind to our family on our visits from America with our dear friend Mary Sheehan…He was .. especially generous to our son, Donovan, who he welcomed to play bodham with him
and Blackie at McDermott’s .... We will always remember his music and his humanity….
With Deepest sympathy and appreciation to his family….

Shocked to hear of the death of Cyril.He was a marvellous musician and singer,much underated,and I recall listening to him at many of the great sessions over the years especially in Ennis. A gentleman. Sympathies to his family and friends May He Rest In Peace.

Sincere condolences to the Family and friends of Cyril on his sad passing, great memories of the O'Donoghue's visits playing music on Clare island. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this time.

My sincere sympathy to Cathy and all the family on the loss of Cyril. May he rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to Ann and all the O'Donoghue family on the sudden death of Cyril : especially Joanne and Bobby who I remember from The Comp. Such a shock for the family and all his friends.
May Cyril rest in peace.

Our sincere condolences to all the family and friends of Cyril.
May he rest in peace.

What a shock to hear of your passing. I always loved and admired your bouzouki playing - what great joy and inspiration you gave me. It’s hard to believe I will never hear you more. I will always keep in honour the pick you gave me when I was in your bouzouki class a few years ago in Lützensömmern, Germany.
May you rest in peace and have loads of tunes and songs where you are now.

My sincere condolences to all of Cyril’s family and friends, my thoughts are with you at this very sad time, but fond memories of Cyril also.

Condolences to Cyril's family and friends on your loss. From the Cork Folk Festival committee.

To the family and friends of Cyril, may I offer my sincere and deepest condolences to each of you. I met Cyril just a short time ago but his song, music and gentle manner touched my soul deeply as I’m sure it did countless others. May you find a little comfort in knowing that through his voice and music he enriched the lives of many. My heart goes out to you, the family of a wonderful man, and to Blackie and Siobhan.

Deepest sympathies to Mick and all the O’Donoghue family on the death of Cyril. Thinking of you all at this difficult time. May he rest in peace.

We are very saddened to hear of Cyril's passing. He was a lovely person and a wonderful musician. We were lucky to have heard him play and to converse with him about music. Condolences to his family . He will not be forgotten. R.I.P. Cyril

Our sincere condolences to everybody that loved Cyril, on his untimely passing.
Fly high Cyril

Comhbhrón. Sincerest condolences from Eoin and Mary in Dublin. Such a beautiful person and wonderfully warm human being. We will miss his presence here but be with him always playing tunes in our thoughts.

Condolences to all the family He'll be sorely missed!

The rank is but the guinea's stamp
The man's the gowd for a that.

A man's a man for a that.
RIP Cyril

With deep sadness and heavy hearts we offer our sympathy to you Ann and your family at the passing of Cyril. He brought so much joy into our lives through his singing, music and wit when our lives got happily entangled together in our band, will never forget the many tours and gigs we played at near and far over the years.....just to laugh with Cyril one more time.....

Sincerest condolences to all loved ones of Cyril. He was a musician of the finest calibre and an inspiring and influential person to know. I hold many memories in his company from the early eighties forward. Ar aghaidh leat a buachaill.

Sincere condolences to Joanne and all the O'Donoghue family at Cyril's untimely death. May he rest in peace x

Our sincere condolences to all of Cyril’s family and friends, may he rest in peace.

I am still heartbroken by the news of Cyril passing, and my condolences go out to his family and friends.

During his several visits to Finland, we had opportunities to play music together and share thoughts about music and life in general. Cyril was a man with a sense of humor similar to mine, and we enjoyed many laughs as the nights grew old.

He was someone I looked up to and respected, and I can only hope to carry a part of his heritage along with me. Only last week I thought about sending Cyril a message. I now regret that I didn't.

Sympathy to the family on the death of your husband, dad, granda, brother. May he rest in peace

So sorry to hear of Cyril's sudden passing, condolences to his wife and family. Thoughts and prayers are with you,Blackie, Siobhan and Eoghan. Thank you for d music Cyril...gone but not forgotten. R.I.P

just heard the news of my good friend Cyril....may I extend my sympathy to all his loved ones....I cherish many memories from happy times in Cyril's company...it was always a musical pleasure to sit with him, to sing with him...Christy Moore

My deepest sympathy to the family on Cyrils passing.
"The melody lingers on". May his gentle soul rest in peace.