Cork Examiner
17 June 1908
Funeral of
Captain Michael Moloney, Dungarvan
The remains of this
respected and influential citizen of Dungarvan were laid to rest on Wednesday
in the cemetery of the Parish Church. Not indeed for a long time has such a
death occurred in our midst that evoked such widespread regret….As an employer
he gave work to numbers of families, and his business was of so vast an extent
that it embraced large commercial transactions with people far away from our
midst. As a ship owner he recently met with some trouble in having two of his
fine fleet of vessels lost, and what rendered the occurrences more sad was
the…loss of life, a melancholy fact which caused the deceased much anxiety.
The remains were
conveyed from the residence Priory House…to the Catholic Church…and no list of
names could give adequate representation of the vast assemblage that came to
pay their last tribute…The entire town was present…and people came from far
into the country, for they were all connected in trade with the deceased. The coffin was borne by the sailors in the
employment of the deceased…On Wednesday morning Office and High Mass were sung
for the repose of the soul of the deceased.
The chief mourners
were: John J. Moloney, Michael Moloney, Thomas and Joseph Moloney (sons),
Monica and Ida Moloney (daughters); Rev. T A Moloney O.S.A., London (brother);
John and William Farrell, Frogmore, Youghal (brothers-in-law); Thomas and
William Farrell, Cork (nephews); E and May Doherty, Kilmallock (nieces); Mrs
Dee, Edward Dee, Mrs and Miss Galvin, Youghal, etc.