Darragh O'Reilly

I feel privileged to call Darragh my uncle. There was always great delight when the O'Reillys car was spotted coming down the path on a Sunday afternoon. We would all come running from all corners of the house and garden to gather in the kitchen and spend time with uncle Darragh, uncle Darragh was like a magnet. When uncle Darragh was talking to me, he always gave me his full attention, in that moment I was the most important person. I remember as a child, uncle Darragh would enquire how school was going, who was my teacher, lots and lots of questions. If uncle Darragh got the slightest hint that I was in anyway discontent with my teacher, he would offer with great enthusiasm and gusto, to speak with 'said teacher'. Such was uncle Darragh's confidence in me, that he always assumed I was a good student and if I was not content at school the problem must lie with the teacher.
My sincerest condolences to Aunty Jo, Siobhan, Ronan, Mairead, Anne, Orla and Aoife, sending big hugs across the miles, lots of love from Sheila Benjamin and Matthew.

Deepest sympathy to Joe and family on the death of Darragh our memories are of him timing the Hail Marys in Lough Derg and in Glengarriff Parade

Another light gone out in tallaght wonderful man he will be sorely missed

Sincere sympathy to Darragh's family .Fond memories of Darragh in his years in Greenhills. May he rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to Josephine and family on the passing of Darragh, a loving Husband and an amazing Dad. He was a breath of fresh air when he hit our garage in Kiltimagh. His energy was infectious and all the staff in the garage looked forward to his visits, including our precious Dad Enda RIP. You will be remembered with fondness Darragh. Your presence was emense. We have lost another legend. Rest in Peace Darragh. Hilary.

Dear Jo, Siobhan, Ronan, Mairead, Anne, Orla & Aoife - I was so sad to hear about Darragh(your Dad) passing. He was a giant of a man, huge personality and always great craic. A wonderful next door neighbour who has left many in Ballyroan and beyond with great memories. May he RIP. Sending you all love and sincerest condolences. Catherine, Mark, Sophie, Ben & Seán

Mairead, thinking of you very especially at this very sad time. May your Dad rest in peace.
Sinead

Dear Jo, Orla & family, we were very sorry to hear of Darragh's passing. He was a gentleman and always in great form. May Darragh rest in peace.

To Orla and Family, I'm so sorry to hear of the passing of Darragh. May he rest in peace.

Rest in peace Darragh, Condolences to all your Family, Darragh was a great man, and I was glad to go to school knowing he was there, Didn't like school till I met Darragh Rip. So sorry for your loss.

Sincere sympathy to you all. Louie Cleary

My sincere sympathies to you Mairead. May your dad rest in peace. Thinking of you and all your family at this sad time. Xx

Dear Mairead, thinking of you and your family at this very sad time. Your beloved Dad will never be forgotten as he will live on in your memories.

Deepest sympathies to Siobhan and family on the passing of Darragh. Thinking of you at this difficult time.

Very sorry to learn of Darragh's passing. My sincere sympathy to you all.
Holy mass will be offered

Sincerest sympathy to the O' Reilly family on the death of Darragh - a larger than life personality, who found smiling easy. A proud family and Meath man. Méala mór a bhás dá chlann ionúin.

To Mairead and all of the O'Reilly family,

I'm so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this time.

Although I never met Mr. O'Reilly, it's clear from reading the heartfelt condolences here (as well as stories from Mairead) that he has been cherished as a father, principal and friend.

May he rest in peace and be rememberd by all who knew and loved Darragh and his family.

To all the O'Reilly family. I am so sorry for your loss. I have very fond memories growing up of being in your house and the craic and banter with your dad. He always made everyone feel so welcome and you were guaranteed a good laugh. His spirt of fun was infectious. He was one of lifes gentlemen. Thinking of you all at this sad and difficult time. Rest in peace Darragh. Fiona Wymer

My thoughts and prayers are with you Mairead and your family at this sad time. May your dad Darragh Rest in Peace.

Lots of happy memories over the years of Darragh popping into my Dads - Brendan Deignan - warehouse in Rathmines, from the moment he stepped inside the door the stories would start and the laughter was never ending, a lovely kind man, no doubt there is a football match going on in heaven , sympathies to all the family may Darragh rest in peace.

Our condolences to all of the family. Darragh was a gentleman and was a great school principal during our time in TCS. May he rest in peace.

From the Hooper family.

Sincere sympathy to Siobhan and the O'Reilly Family on the death of Darragh. May he Rest In Peace.

Great memories of a wonderful man, he was a great teacher who set many of us on the right path in Greehills College in the late seventies,. I am sure he will be greatly missed.. Sincere sympathies to friends and family.

Sorry to hear of his death and sympathies to the family. Darragh was one of the good guys

Sincere sympathy to Siobhán and the O Reilly family on the death of Darragh. May he Rest In Peace.
Dolorès Kennedy & family.

To siobhan Mrs O Reilly and all the O Reilly family. Ballyroan has lost a shining light this week. Everyone who knew your dad will remember him with a smile. What a lovely man. May he rest in peace.

So sad and sorry to hear of the passing of Darragh, an absolute legend. I am a past pupil of TCS when Darragh was vice principal and principal. School was a pleasure to attend with Darragh there to greet us all with a laugh and a joke,really making it an enjoyable time. He had so much time for each and every one of us, I am sure I speak for so many others when I say it was an absolute pleasure and a privilege to know such a wonderful gentleman. May his soul rest in peace. Thank you Darragh for being you.

A past pupil of TCS... such a lovely man, a great loss to all. RIP Mr. O’Reilly. Sharon Ward

Our deepest sympathies to the O'Reilly family on the passing of Darragh. We have such lovely memories of the card and golf games at the many A.P.V.C. "conferences". May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to you Jo and the O'Reilly family on the passing of Darragh. He was such a friendly and very jovial man. May he now rest in peace.

To Jo and all the O’Reilly Family, my deepest condolences on Darragh’s sad death. He was such a kind and considerate man with time for everyone. May God be with you all at this difficult time.

My deepest sympathies to the O’Reilly family on Darragh’s passing. Darragh made a big difference to many and will remain a great role model for us all. May he rest in peace

Condolences to Siobhán and family on the loss of your dad. Thinking of you during this hard time.

To Mairead and Family,

I did not have the privilege of meeting your Dad, Mairead, but I know how much he means to you and how much of a loss this is for you and yours. May the fond memories of your Dad bring you some comfort at this difficult time. Thinking of you x

Deepest sympathy to the OReilly family on Darraghs death .Fond memories of him as a colleague in Greenhills College.

Sincere sympathy to Darragh's wife and family. Fr Ben and I, two former chaplains of TCS, are still here in St Aengus's and have included Darragh in our Masses. What a man? All those previous comments from former pupils speak for themselves. Mick Glynn and I looked after the school under-14 team and I remember one match when he gave the ref an ear-full and after the match ran on to the field and hugged every one of our 15 players. Ar deis laimh Dé go raigh a anam dílis.

Our deepest sympathy to you Jo and all your family on the passing of your beloved Darragh Great memories of him after Sunday Mass and the sporting banter. It was our privilege to have known him. Ar dheis de go raibh a anam dilis

Sincere sympathy to all of you on the death of a good fella we got to know over the years - mainly through APVC in great days. Suaimhneas síoraí dá anam agus leaba i measc na Naomh go raibh aige mar atá tuillte aige thar na mblianta. Compliments to all who contributed to a very edifying Requiem Mass.
Seán and Margaret Sweeney.

RIP from a past pupil of Tallaght Community School. A lovely humourous man.

Josephine and family Iwas so sorry to hear of Darraghs death what acharacter he was we had walked many different roads politically but always were friends and could always have alaugh Darragh was larger than life and liked by so many you will be missed by so many Slan a chara go gaster sinn aris ar dheis De go raibh a anam uasal dhilis

Deepest heartfelt sympathy to you Siobhan, to your Mum and to all the family on your dear Dad's death, may he rest in peace. Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers at this sad and difficult time. The happy memories you all have and the wonderful tributes here will bring you comfort, I'm sure. God bless.

Condolences to you all on Darragh's passing. May he rest in peace.

We are very sorry to hear of the passing of your beloved Darragh. We will always remember his great wit, humour and kindness. Thinking of you all in our prayers. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam dílis

I was very sorry to hear of Darragh’s passing. My sincere condolences to all the O’Reillys.

I am truly sorry Jo to hear about the loss of your dear husband Darragh. Please accept my sincere condolences and may my prayers help comfort you at this very sad time.

My deepest sympathy to Darraghs family, Daragh was a lovely man and had time for everybody, A true gentleman, May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to all Darragh's family and friends on their sad loss. Darragh was a force of nature who exuded good cheer and sparkle wherever he went. He was the proverbial tonic who uplifted all who encountered him. No doubt, he has left many good, sweet memories! May they provide balm to the grief of the bereaved; and may Darragh enjoy the Heavenly reward he has earned. Suamhneas na bhFlaitheas da anam uasal agus go raibh leaba aige i measc na Naomh.

Deepest condolences to the O’Reilly family. I had great time for Darragh and enjoyed his company at meetings and conferences. His goodness was infectious. I hope his family draw consolation from happy memories. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal.

Sending my sincere condolences to all the O’Reilly family. As next door neighbours we had the pleasure of growing up with Mr O’Reilly (Darragh) in our lives. Darragh’s happy disposition was always a joy, he made time to make everyone feel special. He will be missed by you all but leaves a wonderful legacy. Truly amazing character that won’t be forgotten. Prayers and thoughts with you all.

To all the O'Reilly family,

I am very sorry to hear of the loss of Darragh. I have such fond memories of Darragh and he was always so much fun to be around. Thinking of you all xx

Sincere condolences Orla Ann and family thinking of you all at this sad time

Deepest sympathy to all the family. Sad news. He will be remembered by those who were lucky to know him with affection and a smile. May Darragh rest in peace.

To Orla and all the O’Reilly family. Mr O’Reilly, as I knew him, was such a fabulous, larger than life character. I’m remember him holding forth from the sitting room in Ballyroan in the early’90s when I used to call round on Sunday evenings. He would bellow out “come on in here Deirdre Deasy” with a big hearty laugh and then set about trying to extract as much craic and banter as he could muster (I.e. a lot). He was a huge people person, massively charismatic and also very kind. I know you will all miss him so much but he will always be in your hearts. Xxx

Siobhán and to all the family, we are so sorry for the loss of your wonderful Dad, we remember him fondly - he was always so full of life, energy and encouragement, he will be sadly missed by all who knew him.

Deepest condolences to Joe and the O'Reilly family. Goodbye uncle Darragh. We will we all miss you in Bellewstown.

When great souls die,
the air around us becomes
light, rare, sterile.
We breathe, briefly.
Our eyes, briefly,
see with
a hurtful clarity.
Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
examines,
gnaws on kind words
Maya Angelou.

Kinds words is something you were all about.
We will miss you terribly. Thanks for all the happy memories.
Joey Joyce and family.

So sad to hear of Darragh's passing. He was a magnificent man and I was priviliged to know him. I hadn't seen him in recent years but whenever we met in the past with his great warm smile and a twinkle in his eye he would ask "well, how's Quinner". The members of Na Fianna who knew him had a great fondness for Darragh due to many things but especially his infectious positivity and eternal good humour. My condolences to you his family - you are in our prayers. God speed Darragh.

To all of the O'Reillys, especially Jo, we send our sincere sympathies on the passing of Darragh. As so many have said, he was a great man, full of fun and always smiling as he walked down Ballyroan Road greeting everyone he met! It's a very sad time for you all and even though we are not in the church, we are thinking of you. From all the Norris Family

My deepest sympathy to all Darragh's family and friends. He was one of a kind with a winning style that was all his own - inimitable. Suaimhneas síoraí dá anam uasal.

I'm very sorry to hear of Daragh's death.
I worked with Daragh in Greenhills college, for many years.
He was great fun to work with.
RIP

Sincere sympathy to the O’Reilly family on the passing of Darragh. My lasting memories of Darragh were that if he saw you at all, whether you were close by or not, he would always let out a HUGE greeting to you, followed by that BIG broad smile and an enormous wave. I have great memories of him growing up on Ballyroan. He was a man of great faith, family and friends. R.I.P.