David BELL

David & Family, my condolences for the loss of your Dad. May he rest in peace

David was one of the most remarkable men I have known. Firstly, he was always very happy and cheerful. I never saw him in bad form. His outlook on life was extremely positive.

Secondly, old age didn’t seem to catch up with David. He worked well into his nineties. He also turned up at events at Castleknock College and at past pupil get-togethers until he was nearly 100. And he was always interested and enthusiastic about what was going on.

Thirdly, he was always very supportive of all that we were doing at Castleknock College, for which I am very grateful.

So, it was with great sadness that I heard of David’s death. I would like to pass on my condolences to all of his family and to his son David, in particular.

We will never see his likes again.

Oliver Murphy
(Former Headmaster of Castleknock College)

Paul, David, Cathy Anne and extended family, deepest sympathies on the passing of your Dad. He was a beloved father, grand-father and friend to many. He will be so fondly remembered. Re-united with his beloved Anne, may he rest in peace.

David, Paul and Cathy Ann. Sorry to hear of your Dad’s passing. He was a great character and lived a very full life.
May he rest in peace.
Paul & Catherine

Paul, David & Cathy Anne,

My sympathies on the passing of your Dad. I remember him as a great supportive voice on Castleknock SCT & JCT touch lines in my school years.

May he rest in God's light.

To Paul and family,
Just learned today of the recent passing of you Dad and wanted to offer my sincere condolences. A wonderful man, true gentleman to his core, no doubt greatly missed. I will always remember his welcome of us to your home on our many trips back from London those years ago. May he rest in peace.

To: Paul, Cathy, Ann and David,

Please accept our sincerest sympathy on the recent death of your beloved father, David. When we were attached to his Office in the Four Courts he displayed his expertise in all taxation matters and made both our lives very easy on a daily basis. A real gentleman, Taxing Master!

Paul,
Our sincere condolences to you on the passing of your lovely Dad. We are thinking of you and all the extended family at this difficult time. May he rest in peace. Take care. Lots of Love David and Anne Cahill xx

David, Cathy Ann and Paul
I’m so sorry to hear your lovely Dad passed away. I have great memories of him when I was a child, when he played golf with my Dad Brendanin Courtown and I was brought along to caddy I was always kept well supplied with chocolate by your Dad. Over the years anytime I met him he remembered.
Thinking of you all
Helen Gardiner (Merry)

Deepest condolences to Paul and all the Bell family. We had the pleasure of meeting with David a number of times during our tenure in no. 54 and it was always a pleasure to interact with him, such a genuine and decent man. So sorry to hear of his passing.

Sincere condolences on the sad passing of David a real gentleman. May he rest in peace.

Paul , David and Family please accept my condolences on your father's passing,
Gus

David, Cathy Ann, Paul and extended family, our sincere sympathies on the passing of David. May fond memories of happy times together help you through these sad times.

Cathy, David and Paul,
My deepest condolences on the passing of your dad. He lived to such a great age and was a wonderful man, he’ll be sorely missed.
RIP
Aislinn & family x

My sincere sympathy to you all on the death of David RIP. What a fantastic life he had. I was apprenticed to him away back in time and have very fond memories of my time spent with him. I met him last when he was in the Royal Hospital in Donnybrook for rehab a few years ago and he was in tremendous form at that time. May he rest in peace.

Deepest sympathy and love to Paul , David and Cathy Ann on your dear Dad’s passing.

A true friend.
Ann Kavanagh and family.

Sincere condolences to Paul and family on the sad loss of your Dad. May he rest in peace.
Paddy and Sarah Costigan

What a send off. Your father is smiling broadly. An exceptional man, an extraordinary family and a lasting legacy. That is a trifecta that you all should be rightfully proud off. God speed to your dad and may the entire Bell family find solace in remembering all the good times they shared over a century when David Bell walked this earth. RIP.

Sincere sympathy to the Bell family on the sad passing of David. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him ,a true gentleman , always friendly and great company .May his soul rest in peace .

Dear Cathy Ann, with my deepest sympathies to you and family on the death of your father. May he rest in peace. I remembered your father very well. God granted him a long life and now has been called to a new life for ever. With my prayers

Condolences to the Bell family. David was always a welcoming face at the annual retreat.
Rest In Peace David.

On behalf of the executive and all the members of Leinster Rugby Referees/ARLB I would like to offer our condolences and deepest sympathies to Paul David and Cathy Anne on David's passing. David was an absolute gentleman and our oldest member (President 1966-1967). He will be remembered with great affection.

Paul , Daviid , Cathy Anne

We are sorry to hear about David's passing , we were thrilled to meet him on his 100th birthday celebrations.
We have many great memories of holidays with David , Ann and family in Tara Cove , Torredembarra and many other social occasions in Dublin.
David was always a welcoming host and a true gentleman.
A life well lived.

RIP David

We offer our deepest sympathy to David and to all of the Bell family upon the very sad loss of your beloved Dad. We enjoyed so many happy times with David and treasured his wonderful reminiscences, all the way back to his Hermitage triumph of 1957. Truly a man for all seasons-may his gentle soul rest in peace.

Cathy we are so sorry to hear you have lost your wonderful & adored father. An inspirational man in many ways whom we were lucky enough to meet. Deepest sympathy to you and all the family on losing a very special father & grandfather.

My deepest sympathies to the Bell family on the passing of David. An honest and true gentleman

So sorry to hear of David’s passing, condolences to all of the Bell Family

Condolences to all the Bell Family on the recent passing of David. A gentleman who gave true inspiration.

Caroline, Seamus, James & Richael O'Neill

Sincere condolences to the Bell family, David was a true gentleman. May he Rest In Peace.

Sincere sympathies Paul, David and all the family on your Dad’s passing. A gentleman and sportsman. RIP

Sincere condolences to the Bell family on David’s passing.. A true gentleman.
“Ni bheidh leitheid aris ann”

Dear Cathy Anne,
I send my heartfelt sympathies to you and all the family on the death of your dear father. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
Sincerely,
Hilda

So sorry to hear about david.
Always a gentleman. I have very fond memories of serving david in the golf club , having a chat and laugh. Rest in peace david. Una.

My deepest sympathy to Paul, David and Cathy Anne on the passing of your beloved father David. May he rest in peace.

David, Jessica and the Bell family, condolences on the passing of your Dad and Grandad. Encountered him in both legal and refereeing circles over the years and he was widely admired and respected in both. A life well lived. Declan and Ruth O’Sullivan.

Sarah, David and all the Bell family, deepest sympathy to you all on the passing of dear Mr Bell. Treasure all your wonderful memories of a very special man. Condolences and all my love, Dearbhala x

My deepest sympathy to all the Bell family on the death of David.Fond memories of David throughout the last 35 years a true gentleman.May David rest in peace.

My sympathy to the Bell family on the loss of David - a wonderful man whom I first met in Birr in the '50s and then in Tara Cove in the '80s.

David, Cathy Anne and Paul, sending my deepest sympathy to you all on the passing of your dad David. I have very frond memories of him and your mum in Tara Cove, he will be sadly missed. Rachel Garland

Deepest sympathy to the Bell family. His contribution and commitment to the Leinster Referees Association and the help and guidance he provided was exemplary. R.I.P. David

My Deepest Sympathy to David, Paul and all the Bell Family on the passing of your father David. A true Gentleman. I shall miss our great conversations at the Castleknock Union events over the years.May he rest in peace.

My deepest condolences to David's extended family. A wonderful gentleman and a joy to meet and converse with as I did over many years in the Referees Association.

Dear Paul, David, Cathy Anne and extended family. on behalf of all the residence, the sisters and all the staff our deepest condolence. It was a joy and honour to know your dear father, one of nature's gentlemen.

God Bless you all

Holy Family Residence.

Sincere condolences to the Bell family on the passing of your father David. It was a pleasure to see his friendly face at the Annual Retreat in Castleknock College as he got you you to sign in and made sure that you paid your dues. A man very proud of the navy and sky blue. May he rest in peace.
Alan Dowley

Deepest sympathy to you David and all the family. May your dad Rest in Peace.

Sincere condolences to all of David's family on his passing. He was a valued and trusted colleague and dedicated member of the Solicitors Golfing Society. I enjoyed playing with him on many occasions and his company afterwards. May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to David & your family members on the death of your Dad .

Paul,David ,Cathy Anne and extended family.Very sorry to hear about Daisy.Thinking of you at this sad time.

So sorry to hear of David's passing. I remember David when he attended the matches played by his two sons Paul and David, he was always so enthusiastic for Castleknock College. David was great in his attendance at the many Castleknock College functions over the years. He always brought out the best in people. David will be greatly missed by all those he touched, a true gentleman. May he Rest in Peace.
Sincere sympathy to his family. from the Melvin family, Castleknock.

Our sincere condolences to you all on the passing of your beloved father Daisy . We were very fortunate to meet him on several occasions and will remember with fondness his 90 th Birthday celebration in Dublin . A lovely man who will be sadly missed .
Simon and Jennifer .

Cathy Anne, David and Paul. Our deepest sympathies on the loss of your Dad. Davy and Kevin were lifelong friends and for them to leave us on the same day is amazing. Kevin often reminisced about how when he was in practice in Carrickmacross, his first port of call when he returned to Dublin would be the Bell house on Palmerston Road where Mrs. Bell always had an apple tart waiting for him. We had great times in Hermitage Golf Club before we were all married. There was always a sing song and Davy always sang "The Pictures that Hang on the Wall". We are truly sorry that your Dad has left but take comfort in knowing that they are in Heaven together probably having a jar and sing song. Joan, John, Steph, Paul, Michael, Colette and Jane.

Paul, I was very sorry to hear the sad news of your Dad's passing. He was truly an inspirational man and I was lucky to meet him on a few KH trips back in the day ... Paris & Dublin.
Please accept my deepest condolences and my thoughts are with you and the family at this difficult time. Hope to see you next season at Brentford or Hazelwood.

My sincere sympathies to the Bell family on David’s passing. He was so popular to us kids at the time in Knock. David was always on for a chat on any subject and I always gave him a shout out at the Aviva where he sat a few rows in front of me. He might meet up with Mannix Mc Kenna up there, they got on great ! May he rest in peace.

My deepest sympathy to the Bell family on the passing of David. It was an honour to have known him as a great referee, who guided me through my term with the Refereees Association. May he now run free in the fields of heaven. RIP my friend.

With deepest sympathy to all the Bell family on the passing of your amazing Dad. How blessed you were to have him for so long. May Daisy now rest in peace in the loving arms of Our Lord.
Keeping you all in our thoughts and prayers.

Truly sorry to hear of Daisy’s passing.
Warm, welcoming, witty and so, so kind - a great and gentle man.
Suaimhneas síoraí dá anam

Paul, David and Cathy Anne,
So sorry to hear about the passing of your dad. I have so many fond memories of him from London Irish days, and beyond. A true gentleman, with charm, grace and warmth.
Our condolences to all of the family. RIP

My deepest condolences to the Bell family on David's passing. He was a colleague and friend to me and also Captain of the Solicitors Golfing Society in1982. May he rest in peace.

On reading the initial Condolences so far, they are a testament to the very special person that David was. Met him first via Mannix during our early days in the PPU and in some delightful way, it always felt like an honour and privilege to meet David when subsequently we'd have the odd chat. News of his passing brings definite moments of reflection and appreciation for his great life. My condolence to all the Family.

Sincere condolences on the passing of this lovely man. Very fondly remembered. R.I.P.