Fr Tom Hamill

My condolences to all the members of Tom’s family at this sad time. I have the fondest memories of Tom during my year in Mount Oliver. I loved to listen to him play the piano in the dining room, sometimes he’d even sing too. Tom had a gift with words and was a great poet. He helped navigate us through biblical significant story and also through the Mourne mountains. I still love to walk in the Mournes, thanks to Tom. So next time I’m up by the Mourne wall I promise I’ll remember to keep you all in my prayers.

Sincere condolences to the Hamill family on the passing of their dear brother, Tom. A true disciple of Jesus and a cherished friend.

To use your OWN Words Tom’Peace is th’ beautiful place Th’ Dead go,
After they rise to God in the’ state a’ grace...’

Rest in peace in the arms of the Divinity xxx

Heaven will be a Happier Place, Now You're There.

Tom O'Connell(Leicester)

Sorry to hear of Fr. Toms passing, he was a great friend of my late brother in law Fr Enda Lyons.
May he rest.in peace

The Man With Far-Seeing Eyes
Numbers 24:15

March twenty-fifth
We thought he might die
He always honoured Her Story
Always a newness
Always a surprise

Two days later:
Urbi et Orbi: six p.m
Sound of the bells in Rome
Bells in Northern Ireland rang
Tom eternally Home
Rose Moran

Remembering all this Maytime

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis

My sincere sympathy to all Toms family and close friends. I have very happy and supportive memories of my year with him in Mth Oliver, 1989 -90 and our subsequent reunions. He helped transform my vision and retune my life again in preparation for life and roles that followed. Could never have coped without the year and all we explored. Thanks for the lovely hill walks,
RIP Tom.

I would like to offer my sincere condolence at the loss of Father Tom. Thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time.

Please accept my sincere condolences on your sad loss of Tom.

Sincere sympathy to the Hamill family on their great loss. Tom was a gifted educator and teacher. An inspiration and challenger with a wicked sense of humour. He loved Charley Brown and often incorporated his quotes on the pages he handed out. His command and in-depth take on the scriptures was awesome as he said Mass on the Cooley Mountains even in the depth of Winter snow. He quoted "Lord that we may not have to travel in Winter" in the blinding whiteness. Thank you Tom for sharing your gifts and giving us an insight into the "Otherness" Ní bheidh a leíthéid ann arís. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis.

Condolences to Anne, Frances and all the Hamill family on the death of Tom. So grateful for the many wonderful lessons I learned from being in workshops facilitated by Tom . Have wonderful memories of very special liturgies. Holding you all in my heart and prayer.

My condolences to Joan, Sr Anne, Frances and all the Hamill family.
Tom, thank you for your fearless truthfullness, your kindness, and the difference you made to all our lives.

sorry to hear about the loss of fr Tom may he rest in peace

May Tom rest in peace. Go ndearna Dia trochaire Solas ar a nAnm dilis.

Beloved Tom! Every Day
Bring-OurIntentions-to-TheWoman-of-Faughart!

Rest in peace Father Tom

As a junior student in St. Patrick's College, Armagh, I was filled with awe and admiration for Tom who was a senior student there then. My view of him never changed, Dia go deo leis.

Tom gave me meticulous help with a quotation from Homer about the island of Rhodes. I had to give a speech in Rhodes in the 1990's about disability and tourism. With Tom's assistance, I can truly claim to have taught Homer to the Greeks. Anyway the speech went well and one enthusiastic woman in the audience was able to read the quotation Tom gave me and translate it into English

Sincere sympathies to the Hamill family on the death of Fr. Tom.

Tom would pull God out of a rock,
or a pattern of leaf, or the inflection of voice
Or a piece of smelly cheese he loved to bait with,
He poured wine TIL it overflowed

He was the Buddha too in deep compassion
And was as happy with shepherd talk
As with the bishops of bewildered theology
A pilgrim among pilgrims

He moved me in bearded twinkle
From boy to man, from renegade to reverence
He walked me into dreams
And solace for restless spirit

He was the stuff that saints are made of
Though he always pointed beyond.

We offer our sympathy and prayers to the wide circle of friends and family on the death of Fr Tom. Each year he brought life and energy to Drumalis and was held in great respect for his challenging and inspiring teaching.
May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to all the Hamill Family on the death of your beloved brother Fr Tom . He was so special and wonderful as a person and in all that he did. He lived his life in depth as he opened the scriptures to us in a profound way delighting us with all his new insights . May your precious soul
Tom delight in the beauty of Paradise as you behold God in all His radiance the forever.

To all of Hamill family, all of us who knew Tom will miss him, but we also know that we are richer for having known him. God bless him and all of you.

My sympathies to Tom's family and his extended spiritual family. Tom will always be remembered for his kindness to all and his unassuming scholarship.

Sincere sympathy RIP

Sincere sympathy to Sr. Anne and all the Hamill family on the death of Fr. Tom, RIP.

On behalf of his Aunt Mamie and the Duffy family in Drogheda.

Tom was a marvelous man, a biblical scholar, a poet and a gentleman.
I spent a year in Mount Oliver 1979-1980 and Tom played a key role in our biblical, theological and spiritual development. He loved to educate but also entertain and challenge. May he Rest In Peace

My sympathy, both personally and on behalf of Lough Derg, to the Hamill Family on Tom's death.
Through his friendship with Fr Richard Mohan he came to be a great friend and advocate for Lough Derg , and a regular pilgrim here too. I have a particular memory of Tom, in his signature woolly cap, narrating one of the first - possibly even the first - television documentary on the Island and the Pilgrimage.
May he live forever in light, after all his jousting with the darkness and the delight he took in accompanying and cajoling others through the darkness and towards the light.

Joan, very sorry to hear of the death of your brother, Fr. Tom. Condolences to you and your family.

Sincere sympathy to Sr Ann and the entire Hamill family on the passing of Fr Tom
Ar Dheis Débgo raibh a anam dílis

Thank you Tom for the role you played in making my Mount Oliver experience one that started me on the road to living life to the full. I will always cherish the experience of the group celebrating Euchrarist with you on the Cooley Mountains on a Sunday afternoon. Condolences to your family. May your challenging soul rest in peace.

My Condolences to Tom's family. He was a wonderful family friend and I will always remember him for when he visited me in the hospital when I was sick and gave me a blessed cross to hold on to.May be rest in peace.

Fr.Tom was and has been in the years since 1979 a profound inspiration to both of us. To have lived and listened and studied with him was truly a life changing experience and we will never forget him. May he rest in eternal peace.

Condolences to Fr. Tom’s family . So glad to have experienced his inspirational teaching in Mount. Oliver.

Joan and the Hamill family, We are sorry for you loss at this sad time. We hope you can take some consolation from the happy times you had together.

So sorry to hear of Fr Tom s passing condolences to all his family

I was so sorry to hear of Fr. Tom's passing. My sympathy goes to the family.

I was one of the 1979-80 Mount Oliver Group and privileged to be one of Tom's students.
Anne and John Junior join with me in offering our sincerest sympathies to you, Sister Anne and the Hamill Family. We all have very happy memories of 1979-1980 and of Father Tom in particular. He was inspirational. May he rest in peace.

Dear Sr. Ann and Family,
Please accept my deepest sympathy. Tom was a great priest and wonderful human being. He opened our minds and hearts to reality and our ultimate Reality, God, in his own inimitable way. Our world is the poorer for his going. May he rest in peace.
John Phair

My sincere sympathy and prayers to the Hamill family and all who mourn Fr Tom I feel blessed to have known him. So many memories of Mount Oliver and the Sunday trips to the hills, his liturgies and liturgies.

Deepest sympathy. Rest in Peace.

So sorry to hear of Tom's death. I was a student at Mt. Oliver in 1988-89 and have so many fond memories of Tom even if I didn't understand his poetry! The Course he oversaw certainly changed my life and for that I'll be eternally grateful. A true mystic now with the God he loved and served so faithfully. My sympathy and prayers for all the family at this sad time.

With thanks and prayers for fr tom to the Hamill family. I came across fr .tom in dalgan. I remember a eucharist by a stream on the way up to croagh Patrick.. he opened our eyes to wonder by at times we were wondering what he was getting at. fr tom was great fun. rip

Our sincere condolences to the Hamill Family on the passing of Fr. Tom.

Condolences to all our Hamill cousins as Fr Tom has been called Home. Thank God for the sublime gift of his Priesthood. May Our Lady comfort you all. St Brigid pray for him.

Our deepest sympathy and sincere condolences to Fr. Tom’s family. May he continue to surround each one of you with love and light. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal.

Our sincere sympathy to all the Hamill Family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time. Bernadette Geraldine Rita Liam & Sean

I knew Fr. Tom through his sister Una and her husband Seamus. I also had the pleasure of attending & enjoying some of his Sunday masses at Mt. Oliver during the 80's.
My sincere sympathy to Una & Seamus and the Hamill family.

tom you demystified mystery for me and enlightened me see to see the journey of life with open eyes.Keep on touching us.

Joan , my deepest sympathy to you and your family,

Deepest condolences to the family. May he Rest In Peace.

Deepest sympathies to all the family. Prayers for you and for the repose of Fr. Tom's soul.RIP. Tom touched so many lives for the good.

My condolences to all the Hamill family. Tom came to help the late Fr Tony Lambe and myself in Keady many moons ago. Tony was anxious to welcome Tom and invited us into his room where a bottle of Jameson sat on the table. "Would you like a little driddle?" Tony asked. Tom replied "I prefer the bottle in front of me to the frontal lobotomy." We never looked back after that. May he rest in peace.

Our deepest sympathies to you all on the death of your brother Fr Tom. May he have eternal rest in the peace of Christ

May God be good to you Fr . Tom

Sincere condolence to all the Hamill family on the loss of a great man. He was truly a faithful disciple touching the lives of many and leading them to a deeper awareness of our creator and the wonders of life. Peter Thorne osm

Sincere condolences to Joe and family. Go ndeana Dia trocaire ar a anam uasal.

My deepest sympathy to Sr Anne and all the Hamill family on the loss of Fr Tom, from a former neighbour.

Sincere sympathy to Anne and siblings on death of your brother Tom-a wonderful character.
May he rest in peace

I am deeply sorry for the loss of a great Irish Christian warrior who sustained many of us over the years and brought creativity and dynamism to our spiritual lives. The world is a lot poorer because of his loss. May he rest in peace