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The late Pat Treacy was a Clare man through and through but he did enjoy the occasional read of the Limerick Leader
IT IS SOME consolation to the Treacy family that their father passed away doing what he loved - feeding his calves with a bucket in his hand.
Pat Treacy, aged 90, of Moynoe, Scariff, County Clare, died suddenly on Monday, September 18.
Dearly loved by his wife Bridie and son James, Pat is sadly missed by his loving family, his nephews, nieces, extended family, neighbours and friends.
James is a well-known photographer who many will know for his work in the Limerick Greyhound Stadium and numerous tours he has organised to Fatima and the Holy Land for the last decade.
The family has been involved in horses and greyhounds since before the 1900s. Pat's father Jimmy Treacy and brother Seamus Treacy owned the Astor Cinema in Scariff.
Seamus built the Clare Lakelands Hotel in the late 1970s and ran the Time Out Casino in Parnell Street, Limerick city, up until his sudden death in 1995.
James said his father was a senior hurler with Scariff in the early 1960s but missed out on a county medal despite reaching a county final.
“Pat had a heart operation almost 15 years ago and two hip operations. He kept going until the end, dying on the job suddenly with a bucket in his hand feeding his calves,” said James.
James, in conjunction with Premier Travel in Cork, is leading a group to the Holy Land on December 19 which includes midnight Mass in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve. Prayers will be said for his father in Bethlehem.
Despite his son organising many trips abroad, Pat was quite content at home on the family farm.
"My father never travelled much except going to Liverpool for my graduation in 2012. I offered him on several occasions free trips to go to the Holy Land and Fatima which I was organising but he wouldn't travel even though it was for free,” said James
However, Pat often went on pilgrimages to Knock when James was running buses from East Clare to Knock before the pandemic.
Pat lived for his family, GAA and farming.
He will be sadly missed by his wife Bridie, son James, sister Anna Smith, nieces, nephews, extended family, neighbours and friends.
Pat was laid to rest in the old cemetery, Moynoe, Scariff, following funeral Mass in the Church of the Sacred Heart.
May he rest in peace.
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