Patrick (Paddy) McSWINEY

Deepest condolences to Ruth & extended McSwiney family. Paddy was much loved and highly regarded as a gentleman who was both generous and kind to a fault and full of charm and wit both in and out of the water. He was held in great esteem & highly thought of as both a friend and fellow SSC club member by my late parents, Kevin & Sal and as a senior player leading by example to younger members like myself. So sad to hear of his passing. May he Rest in Peace.

Ruth and family sincere condolences Paddy was a wonderful man May he rest in peace

Remembering all the great summers in Curracloe with Paddy and family! Our sincere condolences and best wishes to Ruth and all the family, from Canada

My condolences to Ruth and all the McSwiney Family .... Paddy and I arrived on Glen Abbey Road the same year 1953 and spent much of our childhood there before I departed in 1960 to Wicklow with Parents. Our paths crossed again in BlackRock from 1969 to 1971 . Again in later life our paths crossed often in business . Paddy always had a smile on his face and His good humour was infectious . His knowledge and business acumen was undoubted. I was so sorry to hear of His passing . Paddy certainly left His mark on those whose lives He touched upon . RIP Paddy .

Dear Ruth and family my deepest condolences to you all. Des and I loved Paddy. He was one of the kindest and fun person to be with. Des valued his friendship with throughout his life and I hope they both are enjoying the fine wines of heaven. Xxx

Sincere condolences to Carol and the McSwiney family on the sad passing of your Dad. May he rest in peace.

Our deepest condolences and sympathy to Ruth & Family on Paddy's passing.

Ruth, I am sorry we were unable to attend Paddy’s funeral on Saturday. Be assured he, and you, were and are in our thoughts though. He will be sadly missed by so many. Peter and Dee

Dear Ruth and Family
Please accept our very sincere sympathy on the passing of Paddy, it was always great to meet him in Dublin Curracloe and Kilmore Quay when he sailed in there during the summer. Congratulations Chris on a lovely farewell for your Dad.
Gerry and Anne

Sincere sympathy to Ruth and to the McSwiney and Butler families at this very sad time. May Paddy rest in peace.

Dear Ruth the McSwiney family and the Butler family
I was so sorry to hear that Paddy had died . Seeing his beautiful smiling dimpled face brought back so many memories of a lovely kind gentle funny and friendly man who I met every year when I spent summer holidays in Curracloe. My sincere sympathy to you all at this very sad time. May he rest in peace

We were so sorry to hear of Paddy’s passing. Deepest sympathy to Ruth and all the family. May he Rest in Peace.

Dear Ruth & family,
So sadden to hear of Paddy’s passing.
Such a fun loving gentleman that lived his life so well.
May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Ruth. Deepest sympathies. Paddy was a lovely man. I was so sad to hear of his passing.

I was very sorry to hear of Paddy's death. He was a great character, and was a real gentleman. May he rest in peace

I was shocked and saddened to hear of Paddy's passing. Although I hadn't seen him in years I have nothing but fond memories of working with him in RAID in SKC. His sense of fun, good spirit and thoughtfulness rubbed off on all of us.
My condolences to Ruth and the family.
Rest in peace, Paddy.

My sincere condolences to Ruth and all Paddy's family. He was a great man and will be sadly missed by me and all who were so lucky to have known him during his lifetime. My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this very sad time. May Paddy rest in peace.

Deepest sympathies to the McSwiney family on the sad passing of Paddy.

Paddy was an absolute gentleman, whose advice was invaluable and was always delivered with good humour and patience.

May he rest in peace.

To Mc Sweney Family

My deepest sympathy's for the your loss. You will be in my prayers.

Love Andrea, Ava and Molly xxx

Sincere sympathy to Carol & Declan and the Mc Swiney family on the passing of Paddy R I P.

Dear Ruth and Laura Jane - my sympathy on Paddy's passing. May he rest in peace.

Carol & family - deepest condolences on the loss of your Dad - thinking of you at this difficult time

Deepest sympathies to Joan & all the family on your terrible loss. May your dear Dad rest in peace.

Chris, my deepest sympathy to you and your family on the sad passing of Paddy. As you know we soldiered together through some difficult times but what a great character Paddy was. His presence would light up any dark day. Rest in peace Paddy.

So sad to hear of Paddy’s passing. One of life’s great characters. A stalwart of the 31.7 fleet in Dun Laoghaire on Extreme Reality. Fair winds and following seas Paddy. RIP.

Deepest condolences to Ruth and the McSwiney family on the sad loss of Paddy. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time. May he rest in peace.

To Ruth and family, Joan and Ger, so sad to hear of Paddy's passing. We played football in the road and in the field, water polo in BlackRock baths for Sandycove SC and finally sailed in Dun Laoghaire. What a store of memories. Thanks Paddy for all of those treasures. Fair winds my friend.

I am so sorry to hear of Paddy’s passing. We were on the same football team in college and subsequently in SKC/ KPMG together. He was an amazing character and a joy to be with. Latterly we would regularly meet on the boat to France and he was going to his holiday abode and we were on our annual booze cruise. He will be sadly missed

We extend our sincere sympathies to Ruth and family. Great memories of playing water-polo in Blackrock Baths and poker in Glenabbey Road with Paddy.

Deepest sympathy to Joan & Paddy, Francis and all of the McSwiney family. May he rest in peace. Thinking of you all at this difficult time. John, Gemma & Oscar.

So very sorry to hear of this news Kate. Condolences to you and your family

So sorry to hear this news of Paddy’s death. Please accept my deep condolences and his family and friends are in my thoughts and prayers at this time.

As a member of the organising committee for the recent school reunion for the Class of 1971 at Blackrock, I can tell you that we were very sad that Paddy was not well enough to attend the reunion, especially as he so wanted to be there. He was very much in our minds then and he was sorely missed, especially at the lunch event at the RIYC, which meant so much to him over the years. He is remembered with great affection by his friends and classmates from school, who were shocked and saddened to hear of his passing and he and his family are very much in their thoughts and prayers.

May he rest in peace and rise in glory.

Dearest Ruth and family I am so very sad to learn of your beloved Paddys passing after his long hard fought battle .My heart goes out to you all at this very difficult time.It was always a great pleasure to meet and enjoy Paddys cheerful company thinking of you all

Deepest sympathy to Ruth & family. We remember Paddy fondly. May he rest in peace. Mary & Brian O’Connell

Our sincere sympathy Joan to you and all the family on the death of your Dad. We are thinking of you at this very sad time.

Deepest sympathy to all the McSwiney family on the sad passing of Paddy. I have very fond memories of working with him in KPMG. Paddy was always friendly, funny and a very kind man.
May Paddy rest in peace.

My heart goes out to Ruth and family on the sad passing of Paddy. Paddy was a classmate from Rock and he never seemed to be in anything other than great form. Super company and a lovely person. Ar Dheis De Go Raibh a Anam.

I am so sad to hear this news my deepest sympathies to Ruth & Family. It was an absolute pkeasure to have known & worked with Paddy

Paddy, a wonderful and true friend whose personality encompassed everyone who met him.. intelligence, kindness and humour in equal measure. The person who said, ‘no one is indispensable was wrong….irreplaceable!!!
Deepest sympathy to his family.

My deepest condolences to Ruth, Ger and Joan and all the family on Paddy’s passing. Having lived across the road from Paddy growing up on Glenabbey, I have such wonderful memories especially his great sense of humour. Paddy always had me in stitches and his kindness knew no bounds! Thinking of you all at this very sad time. RIP Paddy you’ll have everyone smiling up there!

Truly shocked and saddened to hear of Paddy’s passing. A larger than life character in every sense of the word and a proud RAIDer during our ‘adventures’ with troubled businesses with SKC in the late 70s. Very sincere condolences to Ruth and family.

I was saddened to hear of Paddy's recent passing.He was a great character.I will miss running in to him,in town,and stopping for a chat and a joke or two.Sincere condolences to his family,at this sad time.May he now rest in everlasting peace and happiness.

Gabriel Daly

My very sincere condolences to the McSwiney Family. I was very sorry to hear of Paddy’s passing (RIP). I have so many wonderful memories of my time working closely with Paddy (RIP) and his colleagues during The Top Security Regattas many years ago. A good humoured and very kind man always. May heaven be your eternal resting place dear Paddy .

Sincere sympathy to Ruth and family on the sad passing of Paddy. May he Rest In Peace.

Deepest sympathy toCarol and Declan and the Mc Swiney family on the death of Paddy.He will be greatly missed. May he rest in peace..

My deepest sympathy to Chris and all the McSwiney family on the sad and untimely loss of your Dad.
May he rest in peace.

My deepest sympathy to all of the McSwiney family and Paddy's many friends. I have fond memories of some friendly rivalry on the water which was quickly forgotten on land over a drink or two!
Claire (Jump the Gun)

My sincere condolences to Ruth and all the family.
Ger and Joan so sorry we were unable to join you this morning for his funeral mass. May Paddy rest in peace.

My sincere sympathies to Carol, Declan and the extended McSwiney family. May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to the McSwiney family, remembering Paddy's hospitality entertaining the Eugene F Collins team on his yacht on sunny days in Dun Laoghaire.

To Paddy’s family, I was very sorry to learn of Paddy’s passing. I worked closely with Paddy in Simpson Xavier many years ago. My sympathies to you all and may he rest in peace.

Very sorry to hear about Paddy’s passing. I first met Paddy (and Ruth) at UCD whilst studying commerce. Paddy and I were part of the same intake group at SKC and we both settled in Goatstown. I’ve enjoyed many roadside chats with Paddy in recent years.
My thoughts and prayers are with Ruth and family at this difficult time.

On behalf of myself and the staff of the Royal Irish Yacht Club, our deepest sympathy to the McSwiney family on your enormous loss, we too are heartbroken, We knew the man he was , generous with his time and money , so helpful and respectful to anyone he came in contact with and above all a real family man, he gave so much to us , may he rest in peace and watch over us in Heaven

Sincere condolences to Chris and all McSwiney family on very sad loss of your Dad. May be rest in peace.

Catrina Kelly KBC

My heartfelt condolences to all of Paddy's family and friends, I only knew Paddy for the last year or so but in that time he helped me greatly when he certainly didn't need to. My wife and I are forever grateful to him and I greatly appreciate, even more so after reading all the previous messages, that it was the mark of the man, an exceptionally generous, and genuinely good man... RIP

Deepest sympathy to all the McSwiney family on the sad passing of Paddy. I have very fond memories of sailing with him - a gentleman!
May Paddy rest in peace

Deepest condolences to the McSwiney family. He will be missed.

Ruth and family we are both so sorry to learn of Paddy's passing.
I have wonderful memories and stories of the time we spent together in SKC leather coats and pigs
come to mind.
We sincerely regret not being able to attend the celebration of Paddy's life today

Sincere condolences to Laura and all your family on the sad passing of your dad. Thinking of you at this sad time; suaimhneas síoraí dá anam dílis.

I was so sorry to hear the news about Paddy. Both Paddy and Ruth have been a long-standing friends of my parents and by extension of all us ‘Andersons’. I was lucky to have Paddy play chauffeur at my wedding, a role he played with great delight and he will be fondly remembered for that journey. We’ll remember the many fun times had over the years and send you all our love and sympathies.