Tributes paid to well-known Kilkenny businessman and local GAA figurehead
The Fenian community were saddened to hear of the passing of hurling club president and former chairman
From this week's Johnstown Notes...
Tributes have been paid to Paschal Tynan, who recently passed away peacefully in the exceptional care of the staff of Castlecomer District Hospital in his 92nd year.
Paschal was a Johnstown man through and through and was involved in all aspects of village life over many years. He was a qualified butcher by trade and ran the local butcher’s shop for many years.
He gave great service to the Fenians hurling club as chairman and also held many other offices.
Predeceased by his first wife Rosemany, daughter Valerie and son James he will be greatly missed by his wife Dolores, son Neil, daughters Kay, Nuala, Jacqueline and Elizabeth, sons in law, daughter in law, seventeen grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, sisters in law, brothers in law, nephews, nieces, relatives and a wide circle of friends.
Paschal was laid to rest in Johnstown Cemetery after Requiem Mass in St Kieran’s Church.
The Fenian community were saddened to hear of the passing of hurling club president and former chairman Pascal Tynan.
His chairmanship coincided with the club’s most successful period to date in an era when the Fenians were kingpins of Kilkenny senior hurling, winning senior championships and backboning Kilkenny senior teams to All Ireland success.
He was a man who served in numerous positions in the club and a character in the community, a great man to know.
The club sends its condolences to his wife and family and provided a guard of honour to accompany him from his house to the church.