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Eda (Sarah Catherine) Donnelly

The death has occurred of

Eda (Sarah Catherine) Donnelly
(née O'Keeffe)

Ballinteer, Dublin / Dundrum, Dublin

DONNELLY, Eda (née O’Keeffe) late of Ballinteer and Dundrum, passed away peacefully, on the 2nd of September, 2025, in the wonderful care of St. Vincent’s Hospital.

 

Beloved wife of the late Brendan. Eda was fiercely independent, fun, clever, entrepreneurial and a fantastic mother. She will be greatly missed by her loving children, Mary, Peter, Sarah and Brenda; her children in law, Eamon, Debbie and Andrew and her cherished grandchildren Aoife, Eda, Sean, Michael, Saoirse, Heber and Bébhinn and her great grandson Rían as well as all her extended family, neighbours and friends.

 

Just a prayer from the family who loved you,
Just a memory fond and true,
In our hearts you will live forever,
Because we thought the world of you.

A smile for all a heart of gold
One of the best this world could hold
Never selfish always kind
A beautiful memory left behind

 

Eda will be waked at home on Thursday (4th Sept) from 4pm. Removal on Friday morning (5th Sept) to St John The Evangalist Church, Ballinteer, arriving for 10am Mass, followed by her burial in the cemetery on the grounds of St. Kevin's Roman Catholic Church, Hollywood, Co. Wicklow. A bus from the church to the cemetery will be provided. All enquiries to Fitzgerald's Funeral Directors, Rush on (01) 8438772.

 

Eda’s family would like to give a special thanks to the wonderful staff in St Vincents and St James Hospitals, Mount Carmel and Ballinteer Health Centre for all the care and support given to Eda.

 

Family flowers only please, donations, if desired, Mary O’Donnell's Half Marathon Fundraiser https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/EdaDonnelly1933 raising money for St Vincent’s Hospital.

 

Eda’s Funeral Mass Service may be viewed live online by clicking the corresponding link below.

 

The below link is provided and managed by an independent media provider. The funeral home accepts no responsibility for its functionality, the timing of a live broadcast or any interruption to a live broadcast.

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Date Published:

Wednesday 3rd September 2025

Date of Death:

Tuesday 2nd September 2025

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