Maire Sexton

Sincere condolences to Ray and all the Sexton family on the passing of your mother. May she rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to all the Sexton family on the passing of your Mum. She was a lovely lady. I have many happy memories of her from my childhood, both in 8 Barnstead and in Ardmore

Read by Mary Kelly (née Sexton) on Saturday 25th February

I adored my mum. Everyone did.

Having got the gift of the gab from her we would talk for hours on the phone and more recently through “the magic box” as she called it having breakfast together over a pot of tea .

She was so kind and loving and interested in everyone, even in her last weeks she phoned me all excited having had a great day out. She had met some of my school friends and was delighted with herself.

She was living her best life and I’m so happy for her that she got to the end she deserved.

She would be bemused by all the positive comments we are hearing from everyone about her assuming that they must be talking about someone else.

She was so strong looking after all of us but also both her parents and then dad and then her sister and she never put us under any pressure, never doing “poor me”

Now don’t get me wrong ,she was also an “Irish mammy” and could cut you in half with her one-liners to ensure that we didn’t get any notions of grandeur.

I want to thank you mum and dad for buying a house in Barnstead and for all our summers in Ardmore.

I’ll end with the words from an Ed Sheeran song

“you were an angel in the shape of my mum, you got to see the person I have become spread your wings and I know when God takes you back will say hallelujah you home”

I know she’s there already having been fast tracked

RIP Mum kiss Seckie for me.

Read by Margaret Sexton at the funeral 25th February 2023

In 1994 my father Tim/Tadhg died. Sometime before he died a kind neighbour greeted him as "The much minded Tim". This was more a reflection of my mother than my father. She loved to mind people, she saw this as her purpose in life. She was always making sure we were ok, worrying about us when life events were happening.
She was a stalwart of the Blackrock branch of the meals on wheels for over 40 years, she volunteered at the Mahon VDP shop and in the most recent pre covid years helped to organise the coffee mornings in the parish centre.
On the other hand my mother was not the most organised of people. My abiding memory of my teenage years was cries for help from the kitchen but when you would go to her she never had a job for you, she seemed to think we should know what she wanted.
As we got older and took over more of the cooking duties she couldn't resist the temptation to turn up or down the gas. Mum would never have won "Master chef". One by one we left home and set up our own lives, she never made demands that we come back to see her but we did because we wanted to.
My mother loved her husband, her children, her grandchildren, her parents, her siblings, nieces and nephews, her friends, her neighbours, her community, her God.
My mother died in her bed, in her night clothes. She died as she had lived, on her own terms.
She will be missed, God speed Mum.

Sincere sympathy to the Sexton family on the death of your Mum Máire
She was such a lovely lady, always very chatty and with something bright and cheerful to say whenever I met her.
May she rest in peace.

Really sorry to hear about the passing of Mrs Sexton. She was such a lovely lady and part of all our childhoods growing up in Barnstead . A great life long friend and neighbour to my mum and all her neighbours
Maura will missed in the Barnstead lunches and bridge sessions
May she rest in peace
Trish Mcauliffe

Dear Mary,
Thinking of you and your family at this sad time.

Sincere sympathy to Bill and all the Sexton family on the sad passing of your Mum.

Our condolences to the Sexton family. We are sorry to hear of the passing of Maire. She was a kind lady with good humour any time we saw her. We sympathise with your loss. Rest on peace.

And now I’ll leave you all with a bit of a poem written by Patrick Kavanagh;

“Thank you, thank you,
We are not alone in our loneliness,
Others have been here and known,
Griefs we thought our special own,
Problems we could not solve,
Lovers we could not have,
Pleasures we missed by inches…
And I thank you and say how proud
That I have been by fate allowed,
To stand here having the joyful chance
To claim my inheritance,
For most have died the day before,
The opening of that holy door."

Go raibh maith agat.

I’ve been trying to think of something to say but all I could think of was “Slán Granny”; so I wrote her a letter on behalf of all her grandchildren.
The last one.

Dear Granny Cork,

I once grieved, wrote;
“Accept that some are gone,
Accept that they will never see your change,
Accept their pain,
Accept yours with arms wide open,
Accept that you are still around.”

But not today. Today I, we, do not accept our pain.
Our hearts are broken that we will not see you again.
All we can do is keep living now you are not here, surrounded by our family and friends,
Your loved ones who held you dear.

We knew you as “Flying Granny”, you came to see us all,
“Granny Cork” too, just a phone call away,
You inspired us every day.
Even with granddad gone, you kept going.
A strong woman, never idle.
Supporting your family, the charities, and your church, you had a full life!
But rest in peace now Granny, your job is done; we’ll take it from here.

“May joy and peace surround you,
Contentment latch your door
And happiness be with you now and Bless you evermore”
Slán, Granny

Slán le grá,

Deepest condolences to Mary, Mike, Rob, Emma and the whole Sexton family. Your Mum was a lovely lady and she was so proud of all her family. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.

I was stunned to hear of Marie’s sudden passing. It was lovely for herself but so difficult for us all to accept. Sincere sympathy to you all - life will never be the same for you all but she will help you all to cope. May Marie rest in peace with the angels in heaven.

Sincere condolences to the Sexton family on the passing of Maire. May she rest in peace.

Our deepest sympathies to the Sexton family on passing of Maire. She will be sadly missed in Barnstead. May she rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to all the Sexton family on the passing of your lovely Mum and granny. RIP.

Mary, Mike, Rob, Emma and all the Sexton family, we are so sorry to hear of the loss of your lovely mum and Granny Cork. We had the pleasure of meeting her recently, she looked so well, she loved to meet people and enjoyed the chat, a fab lady. We hope there is comfort in her peaceful passing. May her gentle soul rest in peace.

So sorry to hear of Maire’s death. She will be missed by so many. Condolences to all the family on your sad loss.

So sad to hear of Marie’s passing, she was a lovely lady and will be greatly missed by you,her family and all her neighbours and friends. I am sorry not to be able to attend her funeral but as I am in Spain,it is not possible. Doreen,my daughter, is also out of the country. We will watch on linde. May Maire rest in peace.

Mary Margaret Billy Frank & Ray our deepest sympathy on the loss of your amazing Mum .. such fond memories of Mrs Sexton growing up in Barnstead thinking of you all at this very sad time Val & James

Our deepest sympathies to all the family on the sad passing of your dearly loved mum. May she rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to Margaret, Billy, Frank, Mary and Raymund on the sad passing of your lovely Mum. May she rest in peace.

Sincerest sympathies. A loving caring friend for over eighty years of family bonds and caring that we recalled at length a few weeks ago. May she rest in peace. Tomas

To Margaret, Billy, Frank, Mary & Raymund, my sincere and heartfelt condolences on the passing of your dear mum Maire. May she rest in peace. A truly lovely lady and great neighbour. Thinking of you all at this sad time.

Deepest sympathies to Bill, Susan, Karl and Luke on the death of your beloved mother, mother-in-law and granny Cork and also to all the Sexton family

We were so sad to hear of your Mum’s sudden passing. She was such a gentle lady, always in good form, “I’m very well thank you”, with a lovely warm smile for everyone. She lived a long and happy life and enjoyed it. Mum will miss her life long friend very much. May Mrs Sexton rest in peace, reunited with her beloved Tim.

Condolences to all the Sexton family & friends on Maire's passing. May she rest in peace.

So sorry to hear of Marie’s death. Another link with my past gone. Happy memories.
Margaret

Sincere sympathies to all the Sextons on the passing of your dear Mum. She was part of all our lives growing up in Barnstead and I am sure will be very much missed by you all. Rest in Peace, Máire.

Sincere sympathy to Mary and all the Sexton family on the loss of your Mum. She was such a gentle lady and we’ll always have fond memories of her between Barnstead and Ardmore. May she rest in eternal peace re-united with your Dad agus ar dheis Dé go raibh a hAnam dílis.

My sincere condolences to you all on the loss of your dear mother. She was a lovely lady through and through. She will be missed by all.🙏

Condolences to all the Sexton family on the passing of Maire.

Trocaire Dé ar a h-anam usal.

Sincere condolences to the Sexton family on the passing of Máire . May she rest in peace .

Deepest sympathy to Margaret and family on the death of your mother. May she rest in peace

Sincere sympathy to all the Sexton family on the death of thier lovely Mom.We knew Maire at the morning coffee in the Parish centre and our monthly Siolra meetings..R.I.P Maire.Phil and Tim

Really sorry to hear about the passing of Mrs Sexton. She was such a lovely lady and part of all our childhoods growing up in Barnstead!
Always a smile and a chat for everyone and kept an eye on us all on the green, from the kitchen! :-) Such a lovely neighbour. She will be missed.
Thinking of you all at this really sad time. XX

Such a kind welcoming neighbourhood mum, to the many of us who often visited Sextons House as children.
Sincere sympathy to all of Mrs Sexton's family.
RIP

Sincere sympathy to the Sexton family on the passing of your dear Mum.

Sincere sympathy to the sexton family on the your mums passing may she rest in peace 🙏

My sincere sympathy to the Sexton family on the passing of Maire.We go back many years to our time in Montenotte days! I always found her a very friendly lady to talk to whenever we met.May she rest in peace.

We were very sorry to hear of your Mum’s death and send you our deepest sympathy. She was a very gentle lady and a wonderful neighbour. May she rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to the Sexton family , so sorry to hear of your mums passing. May she rest in peace .🙏

Our deepest sympathies to all the Sexton family on the passing of Maire, our lovely neighbour in Barnstead for 25 years. May she rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to Mary & all the Sexton family on the passing of your mum. May Maire rest in peace. Thinking of you at this sad time.

Deepest sympathy to Margaret, Billy, Frank, Mary and Raymond on the death of your dear Mum Maire. She always had a kind word and she was a lovely neighbour. May she rest in peace.

Mary, my sincere condolences to you and all the Sexton family on the passing of your Mum. Thinking of you at this sad time. May she rest in peace.

Mary, my sympathy to you and your family on the passing of your mum. May she rest in peace.

Our sympathy to all the sexton family in the passing of your mum .A lovley woman May she R.I.P Declan &Anne Hassett

My sympathy to Mary & family on the passing of your mum She was a lady I enjoyed her company in getting her hair done all those years ago .May she R.I.P Ita Hassett.

Maire was a neighbour of mine over 80 years ago in St Joseph's Drive. So glad we had the opportunity to speak last month. My sincere condolences to Maire's family. May she Rest in Peace.

Condolences to Bill, Susan, Karl, Luke and the extended Sexton family, on the passing of your mother and mother in law. Granny Cork to Karl and Luke. May she rest in peace, always in your memories.

Deepest sympathies to all the family on the death of Maire.God rest her soul.

Sincere condolences to Marie's family. A kind and caring person.
Suaimhneas siorai da anam nasal.

Our sympathy to all the the family on Maire’s death.. We enjoyed her company at the St. `Michael’s coffee mornings over the years.

Very sorry to hear of Mrs Sexton's passing RIP
The Reardon Family Barnstead

Rip maire

Sincere sympathy to the Sexton family on the passing of your lovely mum Maire Happy memories of our dear friend down the years at the bridge club in Ardfoyle May Maire rest in peace

A lovely woman, always with a beautiful smile and a twinkle in her eye. She will be missed in Cork by all who were lucky enough to have known her. My sincere condolences to all the family. RIP

Sincere condolences to Bill and family on the sad loss of your Mom
Biodh suaineas siorrai aice sna Flaithis

My sincere sympathy to Margaret and Family on your Mum's passing. May She Rest In Peace.