Insert: Back, from left: Des Buckley, Ray Donoghue (Brenda’s husband), Gerry Buckley, Joe Corroon, Damien Buckley, Cullie Buckley, Brenda Buckley, Darragh Donoghue (Brenda’s son). Front: Mari Buckley, Majella Buckley, Anne Buckley, Joan Buckley, Deirdre Corroon, Siobhan Buckley, Anne-Marie Corroon (maiden names used for married female cousins).

Buckley cousins meet up

Published: Mon 1 Apr 2024, 9:50 AM

Last updated: Mon 1 Apr 2024, 12:36 PM

Joseph Buckley (died 1949) and his wife Josephine (née Shaw, d 1967) raised four children in Rosa Villa, Harbour Street, Mullingar, all of whom went on to be well known in the local community.

They were: Joe (d 1983), an engineer who married Berna (née O’Brien, d 2002) and they lived on the Lynn Road; Des (d 2002), a teacher who married Pearlie (née Kane, d 1974) and they lived on the Longford Road; Tim (d 1977), a chemist who married Joan (née Kirwan) and they lived in Bray; and Rosaleen (d 1995), a nurse who married Paddy Corroon and they lived in The Downs.

Most of the four Buckleys’ sons and daughters met up for a nostalgic reunion in the Glenroyal Hotel in Maynooth last Saturday afternoon.