Couple who died in house fire hours after hearing of new granddaughter mourned in Cork – The Irish Times

An couple who died in a home hearth in Cork earlier this month, simply hours after they heard the information of the beginning of a granddaughter abroad, will likely be laid to relaxation on Wednesday.

John and Gabrielle O’Donnell had neighbours in for tea and cake on April 4th after they acquired a telephone name that their daughter-in-law Grace had given beginning to a child lady in Doha in Qatar.

A number of hours after they celebrated the beginning of child Hannah, a daughter to their son Mark, the couple perished when a blaze broke out at their residence in Decrease Glanmire Highway in Cork.

The couple, who lived for a lot of many years at their terraced residence in Cork metropolis, have been nicely preferred and revered within the space. They have been previously of Achill Island. John was aged in his early 80s and Gabrielle was in her late 70s.

Their funeral discover reads that they’re survived by their son Mark and John’s sons, Damien and John. They’re additionally fondly remembered by their prolonged household.

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John and Gabrielle will lie in repose at Jerh O’Connor funeral residence on Coburg Road in Cork on Tuesday from 5pm to 6pm. Their requiem mass will happen at 2pm on Wednesday in St Patrick’s Church in Decrease Glanmire Highway with funeral afterwards on the Island Crematorium, Rocky Island, Ringaskiddy, Co Cork.

The hearth broke out at their residence shortly after 11pm on April 4th with the couple being positioned shut collectively within the early hours of the next morning.

Cllr Joe Kavanagh, who lives within the space, stated that the “tight-knit” neighborhood was ‘rocked’ by the loss of life of John’s and Gabrielle.

“The couple have lived right here all their lives. Their son Mark is in his forties. He’s a long-haul flight captain and pilot and flies for Qatar Airways.

“They (had twelve hours) as (new) grandparents and twelve hours later they have been lifeless.”

Cllr Kavanagh stated that the couple have been nicely considered on the Decrease Glanmire Highway.

“It’s a very united place. The doorways are all the time open on this street and one neighbour can be popping in to a different. There’s a nice sense of neighborhood right here.”

Neighbours have been evacuated from their houses for a number of hours as a precautionary measure after the blaze broke out. Models of Cork Metropolis Fireplace Brigade attended on the scene simply minutes after the alarm was raised. The hearth is being handled as a tragic accident.