Gillian Daly

A TEACHER who died after being trapped in a car which plunged into a Cork river at high tide was hailed as a devoted mother, a loyal friend and a ...

"We acknowledge all the good she did for her family. "You took to motherhood like a duck to water. "I had to do a lot of chasing but it was more than worthwhile. Rev Fitzgerald said he did not personally know Ms Daly very well. From a beautiful baby to a wonderful mother. Your nature meant you were worried about everyone else. "You were kind, caring, funny and always put everyone else's needs ahead of your own. "A person so young and vibrant as Gillian, who was in the prime of her life and had so much to live for," he said. As a sister, we could not have asked for better. After the two children were able to escape the car and swim to the quayside, they were dragged to safety by onlookers. A special tribute was paid to the courage of Evan and Luke, who managed to escape the sinking car and swim to the safety of the quayside. "There isn't enough time and there are not enough words to do justice to the lifetime of joy and happiness that you brought to the people around you, especially to me and our two beautiful children, Evan and Luke.

Her two children, Evan and Luke, aged 12 and 10, escaped the sinking car but their mother, 44-year-old primary school teacher Gillian Daly died. Her coffin ...

.. and especially someone as young and vibrant as Gillian was, in the prime of her life with so much to live for. I knew straight away I was in big trouble,” he said to giggles from the congregation. “Gillian’s tragic death has stunned and numbed our community here in Millstreet, in Cork, where they reside. It's difficult for us to process what happened...in many ways, it is beyond our understanding.” He compared the suffering of Christ on the cross to the suffering of Ms Daly’s family now. The many personal tributes made to Ms Daly reveal how everybody who knew her thought very highly of her as a wife, mother, teacher and friend, he said. “Sadly the plans she made for the future with family and friends must now be left aside,” he said. She brought such happiness to her family, who had been immensely proud of her since she was a “beautiful baby”. Gillian was “the beauty of the family”, her brother Jason said. Their wedding on July 18, 2009, was the happiest day of their lives until the birth of their children, he said. Speaking through Ms Daly’s brother Jason, her husband John said he would be unable to get the words out himself but through Jason, he would share a small snapshot of the lives they had built together. “I had to do a lot of chasing, but it was more than worthwhile.”

The 44-year-old mother of two died on June 3rd after the car she was driving plunged into the River Lee at Kennedy Quay in Cork. Her two sons aged 10 and 12 ...

“We all love you to pieces and we will always be there for you and your dad.” “You are the most kind, caring and wonderful boys but now you are also the bravest boys we know.” “Gillian you had a heart of gold who lived your life for your sons always worrying and caring about them,” he said. “I often stood back to watch you interact with people and shook my head in wonder at your ability to make a connection with a stranger within moments of meeting them, and put them instantly at ease in your company,” he shared. “There isn't enough time, and there aren't enough words to do justice to the lifetime of joy and happiness that you brought to the people around you and especially to me and to our two beautiful children,” his tribute began. The funeral of tragic Gillian Daly has heard of her “love and dedication” to her two sons.

No two children were ever as cherished or as loved as Gillian Daly's beloved sons Evan and Luke, Gillian's husband John O'Connell told the congregation at ...

He wrote that he would not be able to get the words out, and so he would have to rely on Gillian’s brother Jason to speak for him. Ms Daly’s funeral Mass was celebrated by Fr Jack Fitzgerald, who was joined by Fr Jack Twomey and Fr Dick Dowling, and it took place in St Patrick’s Church in Millstreet, 13 years after she and John were married there. “There isn’t enough time and there aren’t enough words to do justice to the lifetime of joy and happiness that you brought to the people around you, and especially to me and to our two beautiful children, Evan and Luke,” Mr O’Connell said in his eulogy to Gillian.