Very Reverend Canon Michael Joyce

Sincere sympathy to the Joyce Family on the death of Canon Michael. I was privileged to be taught and coached by Fr Michael in St Nathy’s in the 1970’s. He was a man of great integrity and selfless dedication who always inspired and encouraged high achievement. A fine person and great role model. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílís.

May his gentle soul rest in peace

a gentle guy in nathys may he rest in peace

RIP Fr Joyce. A very kind, patient teacher and role model. Fond memories of your initial trepidation at undertaking basketball coaching having moved on from football coaching in mid 70s. Like everything you turned a hand to you made a success of it. Always able to bring the best out in your students. One of a kind. God bless.

Deepest sympathy to all the Joyce family on the passing of Canon Michael. May his gentle soul rest in peace

Sincere sympathy to the Joyce family on the passing of Canon Michael. I recall him as an outstanding student in St Nathy's during the 1950s and a member of the unique 1957 Hogan Cup winning team. May he rest in peace!

Sincere condolences to all the Joyce and extended family. May he rest in peace.

Joe OHara ( Foxford /Dublin)

My deepest sympathy to Eleanor on the sad passing of Fr Michael. Condolences also to Jennifer, Joe, Ella, Michael and the extended Joyce and McGuinness families. I was privileged to have enjoyed Fr Michael's company on a number of occasions in Jennifer's house. He was a lovely man and will be sadly missed by many. My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time.

Sincere condolences to the Joyce family on the death of Canon Joyce. May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to the Joyce family. Fr Michael said mass for my recent wife Jac passing. A thoughtful & caring person. May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathies to the Joyce family and extended families on the sad passing of Canon Joyce. He was a kind and caring man and one of lives true gentlemen. May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Our sincere sympathies to the Joyce Family on the passing of Fr. Michael Joyce. He was a dear friend to our family for many many years and he will be very much missed. Rest in Peace

Sincere sympathy to the Joyce Family on the passing of Fr Michael . His friendly welcoming presence will be sadly missed. Rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to the Joyce family on the passing of Canon Michael. He was very good to my late husband John during his illness.May his soul rest in peace.

I was very sad to hear of the death of Fr. Michael. Such a lovely, kind man. I pass on my deepest sympathies to his family

Sincere sympathy to the Joyce and McGuinness families on the death of Canon Michael Joyce. I was lucky to have him as a teacher in St.Nathy’s College, I remember him as a great teacher; enthusiastic, dedicated to education of all his students in the classroom. Outside class he was a passionate sports man and a successful basketball coach. He lived his faith in word and deed, may he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to Tommie and family and the extended Joyce family on the death of Fr. Michael. May he rest in peace. I meet Fr. Michael in Foxford when I was teaching in the secondary school in the sixties. A lovely man.

Sincere sympathy to you Eleanor and the McGuinness and Joyce families on the death of Canon Michael.. May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Our sincere sympathy to Eleanor and the extended Joyce family on the death of Fr Michael. We have lovely memories of him. May his gentle soul rest in peace.

To Phil, Niamh, Roisin, Nessa, Sinead and every member of the Joyce family. Our deepest sympathy to you all on the passing of Father Michael. He was kind, generous and caring and will be so badly missed by very many.

My sympathy to Eleanor & Tommie & the extended Joyce family on Fr Michael’s death. We were pals growing up, but lost contact with each other later. Then a couple of years ago he visited out of the blue and it was lovely to reconnect. May his gentle and generous soul rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to all of Fr. Joyce's family and friends. He taught me Science and Maths in St. Nathy's College nearly 50 years ago and, even now, I can still remember some of his memorable classes.He was a gifted teacher and a very fine person and priest.

Sincere sympathy to Tommie and Eleanor on the death of Canon Michael and also to the Joyce families and the McGuiness family. For over fifty years Michael served in our Diocese of Achonry
with great zeal and dedication and with a care for all and was much appreciated and loved wherever he served. He was a great colleague and friend and we will miss him a lot. May his kind and generous soul rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to the Joyce Family on the death of Canon Michael. We have fond memories of his time in Curry parish. May he rest in peace.

Deepest sympathy to all the family on the death of Fr. Joyce. A very sad time for all.He will be sadly missed by all the family and friends. May he rest in peace.

Condolences to the extended Joyce family, Canon Michael officiated at our wedding in 1973 and I have known him ever since we played badminton and bridge together both of which he was fiercely competitive at, May he rest in peace, sorry we could not attend the funeral service but we stood at the church to pay our respects to a good friend.

So very sad to hear about the death of Canon Joyce. He was a good friend to my family and a great bridge player. My thoughts go out to Eleanor and Tommy and Marie and extended family. He will be very missed by many.

Sincere sympathy Eleanor and the extended Joyce family. May Fr. Michael rest in peace. It was a privilege to have known him.

Sincere sympathy to Eleanor, Brendan, Jennifer, Myles , their families and extended Joyce family on the sad passing of Canon Michael. We have fond memories of Conon Michael over the years, especially at the time of Enda and Mary's wedding, a lovely man to meet, may his kind soul rest in peace

Sincere condolences to the Joyce family on the death of Fr. Michael. A true gentleman and a great friend to our family. May he rest in peace.

Very sorry to hear of Michael’s death. I was a student of his in the early Seventies and have fond memories of his entertaining classes. Despite the fact that we often crossed swords I must say that he always displayed the qualities of a true caring teacher even when annoyed. I am truly grateful to him for the qualities which he instilled in me and I hope and pray that the good Lord will give him an A+ in his last and final examination. He was a great person who inspired many generations. Condolences to his grieving family at this sad time. Gerry Cogan (Sligo & Dublin)

We were so saddened to hear of Fr Michael’s death. Sincere sympathy Eleanor, Tommie, Marie, Phil & extended Joyce family. His mass today was a lovely celebration of a life well lived..,he was so sincere & wanted what was best for everyone. May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Very saddened to hear of the passing of fr. Michael Joyce
Remembering his outstanding kindness and tolerance
Rest in peace
Conor Maguire and family
Kilmaine

A true gentleman, he will be missed. Sincere condolences to family and friends. Ar dheis De go raidh a nanam dhilis.

Sincerest sympathy to you Eleanor and the extended family upon the passing of Fr Michael. May he rest in peace.

We were very saddened to hear of the passing of Canon Joyce and extend our deepest sympathy to all of Canon Joyce's extended family. He was a great friend to us while he served as parish priest in Moylough / Curry and we will always remember him for his happy smile and warm welcome whenever we met. May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Deepest sympathy to the Joyce family on the sad passing of Canon Joyce. May he rest in peace in the loving arms of Jesus. Very kind & supportive always

Sincere sympathy to all of you Canon Michael's family and relatives at this sad time. Very happy memories of working with Fr Michael in Swinford parish. He was a very kind and good man and lovely company always. May he enjoy rest from all his labours as his good deeds go with him into the presence of God who he loved and served so faithfully all his life.

So Deeply saddened to learn of the death of Canon Joyce... a lovely, lovely man, so kind and compassionate and a good friend to our family over the years. May he now enjoy the fruits of all his goodness to so many people. Our sincere sympathy to the Joyce family, to Fr Dermot and all his colleagues. He will indeed be missed by many. May he rest forever in peace.

Sincere Condolences to the Joyce Family on the passing of Canon Joyce. May he rest in peace.

I want to offer my sincere sympathy to the Joyce and McGuinness families on the death of Fr (Canon) Joyce. Those of us who came under his influence and guidance, in the 70's and 80's, he had an immense impact on our lives. Having spent over thirty years in education, I now recognise that Fr Joyce epitomised what it to be a good teacher and minister.

Being from Swinford, I shared many conversations with him over the years. He always had a welcome for past students and remembered the minutest detail of your time in school. His death brings a great sense of sadness, but also gratefulness, that I, and so many others, were fortunate to have known and being guided by him.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílís.

Christopher Rowley

Sincere sympathy to Eleanor, Jenifer and the extended Joyce family on the death of Canon Michael. May his gentle soul rest in peace. May God grant you comfort and consolation at this sad time.

Deepest condolences to the Joyce family on the loss of Fr Michael. He made a great contribution to the Curry/Moylough community during his time there.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anam.

Sincere condolences to the Joyce family. Fr. Michael was one of the kindest people. We will be forever thankful that we had the pleasure of having him in our lives. We will always treasure the memories we have of him as he shared so many family occasions, both happy and sad, with us. We are heartbroken with this sad news. May He Rest In Peace

To Tommy, Marie, Maeve, Peadar , Brian, and all the extended Joyce family on the sad passing of Canon Michael. Our sincere condolences.

Sincerest Sympathy to Eleanor & Tommie & the the extended Joyce family on the sad passing of Fr Michael. May his gentle Soul Rest in Peace.

Sincere sympathy to Eleanor, Tommie, Marie, Phil and the extended Joyce family on the death of Fr. Michael. May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to all the family on the passing of Fr. Joyce, RIP

Sincere sympathy to the Joyce Family on the death of Canon Michael, he used to tell people that he and I were 1st years together in St Nathys college.it was his first year as a teacher and my first year as a student. The St Nathys connection was important to him. He was a great teacher and a true gentleman. May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Sincerest sympathy to the Joyce family on the passing of Canon Michael, what a lovely gentleman he was as a neighbour to us all of our lives.

Deepest sympathy to the Joyce family on the passing of Canon Michael. He was a wonderful and caring person. May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Sincerest sympathy to Eleanor, the McGuinness and Joyce families on the sad passing of Fr Michael. Fear uasal, cneasta ab ea é; go ndéana Dia grásta air.

Sincerest sympathy to Tom, Eleanor and all the extended family on the passing on Fr Michael. He was a friend of mine through national school in Foxford and secondary school at St Nathy’s. We renewed that friendship in the last 20 years and he very kindly celebrated Mass in The Pontoon Hotel on the occasion of my 75th Birthday some years ago. A kind caring and gentle friend. May he rest in peace.

Deepest sympathies to the Joyce family, his friends and colleagues. He was a lovely gentleman. May he Rest in Peace.

Very sad to hear of the death of Canon Joyce. We were blessed to have him in Swinford for so many years as teacher, PP and more recently in his retirement where he was very much part of the community. We will miss his kind and gentle presence. Sincere sympathy to the Joyce family, Bishop Dempsey and the priests of the diocese. Rest in peace Canon Joyce.

Sincere sympathy to Eleanor and family.
May Fr Michael rest in peace.

Our sincere condolences to all the family.

Eleanor, Tommie, Marie and all the Joyce family. Ann and I offer our sincere condolences on the death of Michael so soon after Tony's death. He was my closest friend during our five years together in Nathy's, a friendship that lasted sixty eight years down to me speaking with him in February. A true gentle man except when going for a ball.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal séimh

Sincere sympathy to Eleanor, Tommy and the Joyce family on the death of Canon Michael.

Fr. Michael was a good priest, a good friend, ever helpful, kind and generous. He loved being a priest and was totally dedicated to his ministry.
He had a keen interest in sport and, both as a player and a coach, he was determined and enthusiastic and, true to his nature, his commitment was absolute and passionate.
Rest gently now,dear friend, in the peace and joy of the Lord.

Deepest sympathy to Canon Joyce's family. He was a very kind and caring neighbour. May he rest in peace.