Sean LARKIN

Peggy & all the family . Our deepest sympathy on the recent passing of Sean. We have great memories of our time together as neighbors in woodpark. Before we moved to Galway .

Peggy,
We were so sorry to hear of Sean's recent death, he was always such a friendly and warm man, a great neighbour. This is a particularly difficult time for you all, we will keep you in our thoughts and prayers May he rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to Peggy and family whom a former neighbour in Woodpark who knew what a lovely man Sean was. Deirdre

Peggy and family, I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Seán. He was such a lovely man and was so welcoming when I visited your home recently. I am sorry that we couldn’t pay our respects but our thoughts are with you at this terrible time. May he Rest In Peace. Adrienne, Declan and family.

We are so sorry Peggy and family on the passing of your beloved Sean. He was our life long friend and we have some great memories of him, in particular his fabulous sense of humour and wit. We will miss him a lot. We are thinking of you Peggy and family at this time. X

Peggy, so sorry to hear of the passing of Sean RIP. My condolences to and the family.

We are so sorry to hear about Sean’s passing. I met him when Peggy and I worked in the Irish Press. She went on to marry a true gentleman, wonderful husband and father to her children. May he Rest In Peace.

Jenny & family, we are so sorry to hear that sad news about Sean. Thinking of you all. May he Rest In Peace xx

To Peggy and Family, we are very sorry to learn of Sean's sad passing.
With our deepest sympathies. May he rest in peace.

So sorry to hear the sad news. Please accept my sincere sympathy.
Sean was a very special person whom I first met when working as a young photographer in the Irish Press Group in the late 1950’s. This is what I wrote about him for my book “Off Screen – A Memoir” published in 2007. I was honoured that Sean attended the book launch.

There was a young dark-room assistant, Sean Larkin who later became a first-rate press photographer. Sean, known as “The Lark” always called me “Jimmy”. He never explained why. I suspect that when he first heard my name he perceived me to be a “gaelgoir” or to use his own expression, a “Tá sé”. This would not be unusual for an employee of the Irish Press group. Addressing me as “Jimmy” was Sean’s way of bringing such a person down to earth. He still calls me Jimmy. Sean went on to become one of the best-known photographers in the country. For years he travelled as the photographer throughout Ireland and abroad with the brilliant, beautiful and much-loved diarist, the late Patsy Dyke whose weekly column in the Sunday Press was one of that paper’s highlights. Sean Larkin is frequently seen with Princess Grace of Monaco in an historical film clip on RTE’s Reeling in the Years. He helps Her Serene Highness across a stone wall at the ancestral home which she had just bought in Mayo in 1976.

Sean was one of a kind. May he rest in peace.

Peggy and all your family - We are so sorry to hear of Seán’s passing. Our sincere sympathy to you at this sad and difficult time. May he rest in peace. We will keep you all in our thoughts and prayers

Peggy and family
Sincere sympathy on Seans passing.Thinking of you at this most difficult time especially under current circumstances.God bless you.love Annemarie,Mike and family

Dear Peggy and family,
We are so sorry to hear of Sean’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this most difficult of times. We are sorry we cannot pass on our condolences in person.
May he rest in peace.
Charlie Jnr and all the Dineen family.

Jenny, so sorry to hear the sad news. Reading this page your Dad sounds like quite the character! May he rest in peace. Thinking of you and all your family at this difficult time. Deepest sympathies. XX

On behalf of the Press Photographers Association of Ireland I'd like to convey our condolences to Peggy, their sons and daughters and and to Sean's extended family.

Sean was a founder member of our association in 1978 and sat on the the inaugural committee. In the ten year commemorative publication he was missing from the official photo, presumed playing snooker.

'The Lark' joined The Irish Press in 1956 while still a teenager. And while he will be remembered, by some, for his photographs of John F. Kennedy's 1962 visit to Ireland, and of the Pope in Rome, it was his photographs from around the country, used on the back page in the Down Your Way series, that he is best known.

He will be fondly remembered and missed. Rest in Peace, Lark.

Dear Peggy sincere condolence's on Sean's passing from the Keenan family (neighbours). Our thoughts and prayers are with you and all the family at this sad and difficult time. May Sean rest in peace.

A good man gone. Rest in peace nice man.

Peggy and larkin family i'm sorry 2 hear about the death of sean.i want 2 offer my condolances 2 ye all at this sad and lonely time for ye all.thinking of ye.will say a prayer for ye lots of love always nora xxxx

Dear Peggy and beloved family,
I mourn with you the loss of an esteemed extended family member who enhanced my every visit to Dublin and gave me everlasting insights into his and my favourite art form, the opera. Will remember him and your warm and loving household forever. So so sorry, but the end with his lovely words was perfect.

Best love, Brenda Dean

Every great life ends but hopefully The Lark sings on. A gentleman, a character and such a unique sense of humour. When I began as a trainee with the Irish Press way back in 1968 it was great people like The Lark, Pat Cashman, Pat Keegan, Coleman Doyle and the late great Austin Finn who gave so much of their busy time to help and advise for which I am forever thankfull. A cuppa tea and a pint in Mulligans and Sean was as happy as a Lark. Sean, thanks for everything. Yogi.

Jenny and family, we are so sad for you all and send love and support through this difficult time. Love Suzie, Jay and the girls xxx

Peggy and Family. So sorry to hear about the death of Sean. A wonderful colleague in the Irish Press and a great help to all the young photographers who passed through Burgh Quay.
Both Mags and I are thinking of you and are so sad we cannot be with you.
Stay safe and may the Lord be with you.
Pat and Mags

Dear Peggy and family,

Our thoughts and prayers are with you all today. So sorry we could not be there for you to celebrate Sean's life.
May he rest in peace.

He was a lovely neighbour. We had many chats around at the shops. Sorry for your loss.

Greg, I am so sorry to hear of your Dads passing, my thoughts and prayers are with you and all of your family at this sad time.

Our condolences Peggy,to and you family

Greg peggy and family

Condolences to you all may you get the strength to get you through this journey. May he RIP

Dear Peggy , Our Much loved Jenny & Family ,
Was so sorry to hear Sean passed away and such a lonely time for you all with everything that’s going on.
I’m looking forward to seeing you Jenny when we can , and will b thinking of u all day today
All my love Claire Conway xxxxxxx

To all our Larkins,
We are so deeply sorry for your loss & wish more than anything that we could go through every minute of this holding your hands & giving many many hugs.
I have thought about Sean so much over the last while and a total gentleman is what comes into my head every time! I remember him taking photos outside Notre Dame on the lawn When we were in school and we all wanted to be in Jenny’s dads photos... they were the best! And he was so nice.
We truly hope he is at peace and that can give you all as such an incredibly special Family...peace! Sending more love every day.., rest in peace Sean... xx
Also... Maureen & Jim Dunne & and all of our family send such huge love & support & look forward to see you all & remember the special times they had with Sean very soon. Xxxx

Peggy, Jenny and family, thinking of you all during this very sad time, my deepest condolences to you all xx

Peggy, our deepest sympathy to you and your family. I will miss Sean when I call a true gentleman and I always enjoy his humor. May he Rest In Peace. Sean

Peggy, Jen and family , thinking of you all. Wish we could be with you tomorrow to celebrate Sean’s life . Sending you our best wishes and strength to get through tomorrow and the coming weeks x

Dear David and family. It’s lovely to read all the messages left by people who knew Mr. Larkin. What comes across the most is his good humour and kindness. I didn’t know Sean Larkin, but I am very good friends with his son David larkin, who , like his dad is extremely kind. My condolences to your family during this sad time . RIP . From Marie Louise & Shane and family

Sean was a great friend and mentor at the Irish Press photographic department - great fun, great times, never to be repeated. Deepest condolences to Peggy and all the family.

Dear Peggy and Family, so sorry we can’t be with you on Monday to celebrate Sean’s life. I have great memories of Sean dropping myself, Jenny and Jackie to school every morning with the opera music blaring in the car. May he rest in peace. Love to you all. Susie and family xx

Dear Jenny, Johnny, Peggy and family, our deepest condolences to you and all the family at this incredibly sad time. You’re in our thoughts. May he Rest in Peace. Xx

Peggy -- all our condolences on Sean's death. We are thinking of you and the family and wishing you all our best. With all good wishes.

Dear Ronan and Family , Sincere sympathy on the very sad loss of your Dad. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Deepest condolences , Pat & Therese

Dear Greg and family, so sorry to hear the news of your dads passing. Deepest sympathy and condolences with you at this sad time. May he rest in peace. Brian and Tara

Ronan and Family So sorry to hear of your Dad death
Thinking at you at this sad time. Kevin & Catherine Culkin Sligo.

Sincerest sympathy Jenny on the loss of your Dad. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. He will obviously be also missed by his many friends and local community. May he rest in peace and may your family be comforted at this really difficult time.
Francis Palmer

Greg my deepest sympathy and condolences to you and your family on the loss of your father may he rest in peace Take care

Deepest sympathy, Peggy and all your family on your sad loss of Sean . Regards

To my dear sister and your lovely family we are so sad at Sean’s passing and we are all so unfortunate. not to able to attend the funeral to morrow but rest assured we will be with you in our thoughts and prayers. Sean fought a brave illness and we were so happy to have met you all recently at your home in Dundrum.Peg you are blessed with a lovely loyal family and they will no doubt look after you at this sad tim
From us all her in Norfolk we are with you all and we love you dearly Love Eileen Siobhan Craig Bethany Una Declan Ruth Orlaith Agus me Fein .Tommy..

Dear Jenny, Johnny, Peggy and family

We're so sad to hear the sad news about your dad. Our deepest sympathies to you all. You are in our thoughts and prayers xx

Peg, I’m so sorry to hear the sad news of Seán. My thoughts and prayers are with you and all the family. Lots of Love. Avril x

Willie and David. Sorry to hear about Seans death always enjoyed looking after the car for him and having a chat. May He Rest In Peace.

To Peggy and Family Very sorry to hear of Sean’s passing thinking of you all at this sad time

David, Peggy, Jackie, Jennifer, Greg & Ronan & all extended family. I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm so glad we had the pleasure to meet Sean. He was so welcoming and kind just like David had said. Look after each other in this tough time. Thinking of you all xx

We had pleasure of meeting Sean on many occasions when he used to visit our neighbour Toss Walsh at 56 Ballinteer Drive a number of years ago.
Our condolences to you all his family and may he Rest in Peace.

Peggy our deepest sympathy on Sean's passing.
Many happy memories.

Peggy and family so saddened to hear from Ronan that Sean had passed away, he was a great character , sorry we can't be with you at this sad time, see you soon. Brid and Shay keenan

Dear Jenny and family,my love and thoughts to you.What lovely tributes to your much loved Dad.Hoping your lovely memories help to sustain you and know that so many are with you in spirit.
Sandra Hogan.

Dear Jenny,
I am thinking of you and your family at this really sad time.
Your Dad sounds very similar to you full of care, kindness and affection for others. Sean will continue to live on in you and the rest of your family.
He will now look on all of you from afar, full of pride and love for you all,
Deepest Sympathies,
Love,
Niamh & Conor

Had many great times with Sean and respected him hugely. My deepest sympathy Peggy and to all of the family.

Dear Peggy,
Senga and I are thinking of you and your family at this painful time. We enjoyed meeting Sean in happier days at Tralee, and regret not having taken up so far your kind invitation to Dublin. Try to keep your spirits up in the difficult weeks ahead.

So sorry to hear of the death of Sean. He will be remembered in our prayers, during this difficult time ,Eddie, Mary and Stephen O Kelly

David
I'm so sorry to hear of the passing of your Dad , I didn't know him personally but have heard you speak so much about him over the years . he sounded like a wonderful man . Condolences to all your family . may he R.I.P m

There was never a dull moment on a job with Sean

Peggy and Family: So sorry to learn of Sean's passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this very sad time.