Longford mourns lady whose medical knowledge saved many lives locally

The loss of someone that was such a feature of community life for so many years brought a great sadness to us when we learned of the death at her residence on the Rathcline Road, Lanesboro of Maura Donohoe on Sunday, March 10.

Maura came to Lanesboro in the early 60’s to work as district nurse in Killashee/Lanesboro alongside Dr. Tom Donohoe in his practice.

After a number of years she married Dr Tom and they worked tirelessly for our community.

Maura, a native of Keshcarrigan, Co Leitrim was the eldest of her family. She is predeceased by her husband Tom, brothers Oliver and Shane, her sister Evelyn and great grandson TJ.

It was always said of Maura such was her medical knowledge that she was as good as any doctor and her medical knowledge and skills saved many a life locally.

She was a pleasant easy going woman of great style who enjoyed nothing more than a chat and catch up with all the goings on in the community.

In later times she worked as house matron in both Sligo Grammar School and Wilson’s College Multyfarnham where she was adored by both students and staff alike by her caring and mothering manner.

Maura had a wonderful devotion to her family and relished in the family extension as grandchildren and great grandchildren arrived.

She had a great love of art and poetry who was a very prominent member of the local Brush Strokes art group.

She had a great belief in her faith and even during the times of her recent illness that denied her to go to the church she availed of the ipad to watch mass at every opportunity.

Maura was a true  lady and the sadness that engulfed the area bore ample testimony to the esteem in which she was held by us all.

Her remains reposed at her residence on the Rathcline Road on Monday, March 11. The removal of her remains to St Mary’s church for her Funeral Mass took place on Tuesday followed by burial in Lanesboro Cemetery.

To her sons Martin and Thomas, stepson Pat, daughter in law Fiona, sisters Pauline, Mairead, Rennie and Carmel, grandsons Thomas, Shane and Steven, granddaughters in law Meabh, Ann and Sarah, great-grandchildren, sisters in law, brothers in law, nieces, nephews, relatives and her cherished friends, we extend our deepest sympathy.