Kildare socialite left estate valued at €380k estate

Well-known socialite Violette 'Vi' Lawlor of Osberstown, Naas, left an estate valued at €350,000, according to the Probate Office in Dublin.

Ms Lawlor, whose family owned Lawlor's Hotel in Naas, died in October at the age of 94.

She was pre-deceased by her late husband Jim (The Squire).

She is survived by children: Jim, Michelle, Tom, Paul, Marie, Mark and the late Peter and is sadly missed by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

The Funeral Mass took place at the Church of Our Lady and St. David, Naas.

Ms Lawlor was famous for hosting lavish parties at her home, Osberstown House.

 Guests included Michael and Norma Smurfit, Bill Cullen and Jackie Lavin, Noelle Campbell Sharpe, architect Sam Stephenson and UK celebrities like Princess Di's butler Paul Burrell.