JOHN ANTHONY (SEAN) O'SHEA

Farewell to the Bould Johnno, a huge man with a huge personality. As a History teacher in the 1970's at Chríost Rí , he was an inspiring teacher with fabulous penmanship. Sincerest condolences to all his family, may he rest in peace.

Thank you John for your guidance and friendship at school and for giving me a lifetime love of theatre.
At dheis De go raibh a anam dilis
Eamonn Mathews

Our sincere sympathy to Aidan & the O'Shea family on your recent bereavement. May John RIP. From Sean and Mary Collins

My sincerest condolences to John's family on his sad passing.

He did the state of Cork theatre more than some service, and a footprint that will last forever.

May he now rest in peace.

I was so sorry to hear of John’s passing. He was a truly impressive and cultured gentleman who made a great impression on us all. My sincere condolences to dear Niall, Maura and the whole family. Thinking of you all at this difficult time. With love, Nicola Sheehan (David’s sister).

My sincere sympathy to Maura and Niall, and all his family on the sad passing of John. May he Rest In Peace.

Sincere condolences to the O’ Shea family on the passing of John.
May he rest in peace.

In aon rang le John i Scoil Chríost. Rí. ba léir cumas agus intleacht sa bhreis ann thar ár bhfurmhór. Níor staon sé ó dhushláin an tsaoil. Suaimhneas síoraí go raibh agat 'sna Flaithis.

My sincere sympathies to all John's family on his passing. He was so respected and appreciated by all who have had the joy and honour of working/performing in the beautiful Everyman Theatre, his gift to the people of Cork. What a wonderful legacy. May he rest in eternal peace.

My deepest condolences to Maura , Eoin, Aoibhe, Donal and Niall , Catherine, Conor and extended family John was such a gentleman, who left an amazing legacy .

My condolences to Maura, Eoin, Aoibhe, Donal, Niall and the extended O' Shea family on the death of John. May he rest in peace.

My deepest sympathy to Maura and extended family on John's death. Rest in peace.

Dearest Aoibhe, Eoin, Donall and Niall, sincere condolences on the loss of your dad. Жизнь прожить — не поле перейти. Thinking of you and all your families. Love, Síabhra & Blaise

Sincere condolences to Maura and the extended O’ Shea family on the death of John. I had my first acting role on the Everyman stage in Saturday, Sunday, Monday in 1981 when I first came to Cork and enjoyed working with him as our director. I enjoyed chats with John and Maura over the years afterwards. Codail go sámh, a Sheáin agus go lonraí solas na bhflaitheas ort.
Bríd Ní Dhomhnaill
Iar Chompántas Chorcaí, Everyman.

Sincere sympathy Maura and family and to all the extended family.
Rest in peace John

Deepest condolences to the family of my former teacher ''JOHNNO'' who I always had great time and respect for. May he rest in peace. Jackie Broderick

I was very saddened to hear John has died. My thoughts are with you Maura at this time.

Our deepest sympathies to Eoin and family on the sad passing of your Dad. May he rest in peace.

We extend our heartfelt sympathy to Maura, Niall, Eoin, Aoibhe, Donall, Br Cillian (Kevin), and Aidan; John's adored grandchildren Conor, Catherine, Elizabeth, Camille, Doireann, Lida, Alexander and Kieran; the wider O'Shea clan and John's many friends in education and the arts, and those whose lives he touched in profound and lasting ways.
Tá sé imithe ar shlí na fírinne.

My condolences to the OShea family and Maura, on the death of Sean. He was a colleague of mine in CCRi in the early seventies. I remember him as a mentor and confidence builder, who helped me along the way as I began my challenging role as a female teacher in an establishment full of males.
Rest in Peace Sean.

We are very sad to hear of John’s passing. Our sincere condolences to you, Maura and all the O’Shea family. It was an absolute pleasure and privilege to have known this colossus of the theatre world. What a legacy John, together with the late Dan Donovan, have left to the Everyman Theatre and to Cork.
Rest in peace John.
Liam and Nora.

Sincere condolences to the O’Shea family & extended families on the passing of John.
May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy Máire, John was a huge part of your life. I have lovely memories of working with him in Everyman, making costumes, sets & prompting. He was a thorough gentleman and made every member of the team feel valued and respected. Theatre in Cork in those days owed so much to his vision & that of his fellow directors in Everyman. Rest in peace John.

Sincere condolences to Maura and the family, extended family and friends of Johno on their loss. We will never see his likes again. Le meas mór.

Like many posting here my love of theatre and my subsequent career in it grew out of a chat with Johnno. It started with 14 year old me painting the toilets purple in the Playhouse.
When I needed an adult ear 2 years later he was there for me.

Thanks Johnno.

Rest in peace.
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I never had the honour of meeting John but I have had the privilege of becoming a small cog in the workings of the Everyman theatre. He left a living legacy that will carry on for generations and he made the world a better place for having been in it. Condolences to all who mourn his passing.

Sorry for your loss.

My sincere sympathy to all the O Shea family on the sad passsing of Sean.Sean was always a very pleasant and helpful colleague. Ar dheis Dé go raibh anam.

Our sincere condolences to Maura and the O Shea family on Johno’s passing.
He was a most kind man who provided invaluable advice to young teachers in their early days in CCR and was most entertaining at all school social events with his stories.
May he rest in peace.

It was a great privilege to have had Mr O Shea as a teacher in CCR, but an even greater honour to have a such a beneficial friendship with Johno during my school days.

Just knowing that this big, charismatic and caring man always looked out for me and was willing to stick his neck out for me and give me a telling off when I needed it too, which he did on many occasions. I'll never forget the chats we had and the advice he gave me which I have carried throughout my life.

His passion for everything always made learning feel so enjoyable and he has left such a significant, positive impact on my life, during school and still to this day.

Thank you for being a brilliant teacher but more so for being an amazing person, a gentleman and for believing in me and seeing the good in me and others like me.

I would never have made it through school without you, but I did and I've never forgotten that.

Thank you

R.I.P Sir

Sincere condolences to Maura and all the family. I have lovely memories of Monkstown with Mum and Dad and yourselves. Thinking of you all.

It is with great sadness that i hear of johns passing. I wish to express my deepest condolences to Maura and all family. I fondly remember the many interesting chats we had over the years .... a delightful gentleman..may he rest in peace

As a neighbour and classmate of John in Scoil Chriost Ri--the school-around-the corner from Summerhill South, where we resided all those years ago--I wish to extend my sympathies to Kevin, Aidan and the extended O'Shea family on John's passing.

Mo chomhbrōn le Muintir Uí Shẽ ar bhās John, go h-āirithe le Aodăn agus Cormac.
Suaimhneas síoraí dă anam uasal.

My sincere condolences to the O'Shea family as well as extended family and friends. May John Rest In Peace.

Sincere condolences to Eoin, Margaret & all the O’Shea Family on the passing of John. May he rest in peace.

Our deepest sympathies to the O'Shea family and extended families on the passing of John Anthony
May he rest in peace

Sincere condolences to the O'Shea Family on the passing of John.
May he rest in peace.

My sympathy to Br.Cillian and all John's family
May he rest in peace

My deepest sympathy. He directed the first major show I worked costumes/backstage in the Everyman Father Mathew Street a few decades back. It was begining of my love of the Theatre. Very fond memories.
Rest in Peace John.

We are very sorry to hear of the passing of John. We express our deepest sympathies to his family & all connected to him. May he rest in peace.
Declan & Anne Hassett.

Sincere sympathy to Maura and family and to Br Cillian and Aidan on the loss of John (Sean).
Suaimhneas siorai da Anam.

On behalf of the Board and staff of The Everyman, I wish to express our deepest condolences on the passing of John O’Shea.
We are truly grateful for his extraordinary contribution to The Everyman and the inspiration he has given to generations of theatre lovers in Cork and beyond.
Our thoughts and heartfelt sympathies are with John’s family and loved ones at this difficult time.

May he rest in peace.

Carla Manning
Chair of the Board
The Everyman

Our deepest sympathy to Maura and to all the family.
John was one of life,s gentlemen and gave me great encouragement and support throughout my time as a Director
May John Rest in Peace.

My sympathies to Maura and family on John's passing. I was a pupil in Christ Ri in the 60's and appreciated how he cultivated a love and respect for Theatre in the school and later the legacy he left throughout Cork with Everyman in the CCY and Fr. Mathew Hall. Like many others I benefitted from his ( and the late great Dan Donovan's) work and vision. Ar dheis De go raibh a anam dilis.

Dear Niall.

Heartfelt condolences to you, Maura and all John’s family and many friends. Saddened for the passing of his great ‘larger than life’ character.

Will miss his generous swashbuckling spirit, his devotion to family, his infectious love for theatre and literature, his delight in the idiosyncrasies of Corks creative community and his incitement of others to engage.

First met him as a teenager due to a ludicrous misunderstanding. Didn’t realise it was the start of a lifetime friendship with a great many meetings in Monkstown, London. Manchester and Galway down the years. . He was much loved by my parents and the local community for his wit, warmth and affirmative good nature.

I still treasure his thoughtfully chosen gifts of books over the years along with postcards from France and some of his wonderful landscape photographs.

On his UK visits there was usually at least one Theatre evening. John would often go backstage to meet old friends; on one such we met the great Colin Blakely, shortly before he died, who greeted John like a lost brother. In Manchester, in master storeyteller mode, he kept a crowded bar rapt with stories delivered in brilliantly mimiced Lancashire accents. In Galway we shared some flying and boating adventures - including losing our boat on a pilgrimage to Inchagoill.

It was a great privilege to have a friendship with your Dad and I can only begin to imagine your feelings of loss.
I wish you every strength.

My sincerest sympathy to the extended O'Shea family on the death of John.

Sincere sympathy to Maura, Aidan and the O'Shea family on the death of John.
May John Rest in Peace.

Our deepest sympathy to Maura and to all the O'Shea family on the sad death of Johnno. Fear an-talannach agus spreagúil i gcúrsaí oideachais agus i saol cultúrtha Chorcaí thar na blianta. Mairfidh toradh a shaothair. Suaimhneas na síoraíochta dá anam uasal.

My condolences to Maura and all of Johns family. John was always a gentleman, may he rest in peace.

Comhbhrón ó chroí do Mhaura agus do chlann Uí Shé uilig. Sincere condolences to Maura and the entire O'Shea family on the passing of Johnno.
Ní bheidh a leithéid arís ann.

Sincere sympathy to all the family on behalf of the monks of Glenstal Abbey. May he rest in peace.

So sorry to hear the news of Johnno's passing. He had a huge influence on my life, and I owe him so much. He discovered and nourished my life long love of theatre starting with his production of The Government Inspector at Christ Ri, and then on to his great legacy Everyman Theatre. He opened the door to world class theatre for the people of Cork. It's a great achievement Johnno. Thank you.
My condolences to Maura, Aidan, Kevin, and all the family.

Maura, thinking if you and your family at thìs time.

Since sympathy to the extended O’Shea family on John’s death. I was involved with Everyman in 1970s and learned much from John, his brother Aidan, and Dan Donovan. Like many I experienced a wide theatrical tradition due to the work done by Everyman.

Sincere condolences to Maura and the extended family on the very sad passing of John.He was a through gentleman and a very decent man.His presence in Monkstown will be sorely missed. Rest in peace John,your good deeds go before you.

Sincere sympathy to Maura and the O'Shea family on the death of John.
May John Rest in Peace.

Deepest sympathy to the O'Shea family.

My sincere condolences to Maura, Eoin, Aoibhe, Donal, Neil and the extended O Shea family on the sad passing of Johnno. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Sincere sympathy to the O’Shea family and extended family on the sad passing of John . May his soul rest in peace.