Death of Nora Coffey,Yellow Walls

Yesterday (Tuesday ), evening ,while his son Calvin was togging out for an under 14 Match in the pitch,Colin Coffey received the call to go urgently to the Mater Hospital ,where his mother Nora was a patient.The rest of the family ,save himself and his father Tim,were already up there and they immediately answered the call.We were quietly praying that it was a false alarm ,but it proved not to be as the Matriarch of this family ,who have embedded themselves in every aspect of community activity in the Parish ,expired peacefully shortly afterwards ,surrounded by her loving family.
Survived by her husband Tim,a legend and hero of the football fields of Meath in his heyday and still going strong when most his age would be relaxing by the fireside bright , her sons Peter,Colin ,Dessie and Dermot, daughters Eileen ,Paula and Bernie and a a large number of grandchildren ,this most decent of families have been and continue to be mainstays of Dunderry GAA Club,where Coffeys ,Brutons and Bonds represent the Club on the hurling and football fields of Meath week in week out and where Eileen (Bruton ) is still a member of the Executive and a great one at that.
It is a long time now since we cut our teeth mentoring under age hurling teams with which her three sons plied their hurling trade with the full encouragement of Tim.
Fearlessness is a trademark of the Coffeys and this trait was clearly inherited from Nora and Tim and her passing severs a historic link to the past and to times that ere undoubtedly tough in which they raised a family anyone would be proud of.
All Gaels ,neighbours and friends,relations and in=laws will mourn her passing and on behalf of myself and my family and the GAA and Caogie clubs in Dunderry,we offer our sincere sympathies and condolences.
Her mortal remains will lie in repose in Heffernan's Funeral Home in Trim from 3.00 P.M. next Friday,whence they will depart to arrive in Dunderry Church for 7.00 that evening.
Funeral; Mass on Saturday at 12.00 and burial immediately afterwards in Dunderrry Cemetery.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a hanam dilis.