RIP: Tributes paid to Kildare man fondly remembered as 'a great character'

Tributes have been paid to “a great character” from Kildare who passed recently.

Donal Keegan - The Residence Nursing Home, Maynooth and Aisling House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare and formerly of Portrane Disability Services, Co. Dublin and Co. Tipperary – passed peacefully on March 28 last in his 82^nd year.

Donal passed in the loving care of The Residence Nursing Home, Maynooth.

Donal was a cherished member of the community over the many years in Aisling House, Maynooth and The Residence Nursing Home, Maynooth.

He will be sadly missed and forever remembered by the staff and his fellow residents who lived alongside him - his community, his friends and in many ways his family.

May Donal Rest In Eternal Peace.

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Reposing at Oliver Reilly's Funeral Home, Leinster St., Maynooth, (W23V99E) on Tuesday (Mar. 31) from 5:30pm - 7pm, with evening prayers at 6:30pm.

Removal from the Funeral Home on Wednesday (Apr. 1) at approx. 9:30am to arrive at St. Mary's Church, Maynooth for 10am Funeral Mass, followed by burial in Laraghbryan Cemetery, Maynooth.

The Funeral Mass can be viewed live in the "webstream" section below.

Oliver Reilly Funeral Directors accept no responsibility for any live webcam interruptions or issues.

For all enquiries, please contact Oliver Reilly Funeral Directors on (045) 868230

Webstream

Funeral service: Webcam – Maynooth Parish

Tributes paid to Donal on RIP.ie include: “It was a pleasure to know and support you in Aisling house. Rest in Peace Donal - a great character sadly missed.”

And: “Rest in peace Donal, we shared many years together in Aisling house, you’d a fantastic sense of humour and a hearty laugh. I’ll remember our time together with fondness and smiles. Xx”

While another mourner wrote: “Deepest sympathies to all of Donal’s friends and everyone who knew him. Although I only knew him briefly, it was clear he left many fond memories behind. Rest in peace, Donal.”

And another added: “Deepest sympathy to all who knew Donal. May he rest in peace. RIP.”