Death of Brendan Tonge

Brendan Tonge,late of Dunsaughlin and formerly of BLanchardstown,with whom I kicked football and played hurling with Saint Brigids G.A.A. Club of Blanchardstown ,was buried today.He died suddenly.He was a good footballer and fair hurler.His father Tommy was a life President of Brigids in my day and a very good friend.
He unforgettably once described the former Twin Oaks Pub as "a good place to bring your mother in law on the wat back from a funeral" after an uninspiring session there.
To Brendan's wife and son and daughter,his brothers Noel and Kevin and sisters Kathleen and Bernadette,who I met for the first time in over 30 years today,I extend my sympathy.