The death has occurred of Séamus Ó Beaglaoich, Baile na bPoc, Ballydavid, Co. Kerry, V92 EC61.
D’imigh Séamus Ó Beaglaoich uainn go suaimhneach síochánta ar shlí na fírinne ag’ baile ar an 9-1-2023.
Tá Máire, a bhean chéile, agus a chlann – Breanndán, Eoin, Níall agus Méabh go dobhrónach croíbhriste ina dhiaidh, mar aon lena ghariníon Aibhín, a dheirféaracha Máire, Eibhlín, Seosaimhín, Caitlín, Bríde, a dheartháireacha John, a cailleadh i 2015, Mícheál, Breandán, agus go leor leor cairde agus gaolta eile i gcéin agus i gcóngar.
Beidh sé á thórramh ina thigh fhéinig i mBaile na bPoc, V92 EC61, óna 2 a chlog go dtína 8 tráthnóna Dé hAoine. Aifreann Dé Sathairn i Sáipéal na Carraige ar a 11:00 r.n. agus cuirfear é i Reilig Chill Chúáin ina dhiaidh sin.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
Séamus Begley passed away peacefully at his home on the 9-1-2023.
He will be sadly missed by his loving wife Máire, his children Breandán, Eoin, Níall and Méabh, grand-daughter Aibhín, as well as his siblings Máire, Eibhlín, Seosaimhín, Caitlín, Bríde, John, who passed in 2015; Mícheál, Breandán and many more friends and family in Ireland and around the world.
Miriam Meets Séamus and Breandán
One Sunday morning in March 2013 Miriam O’Callaghan interviewed Baile na bPoc, Ballydavid musicians and brothers Brendán and the late Seamus Begley.
In the course of the programme the talented duo recalled their childhood in West Kerry where they lived on the family farm and the household included their grandparents, parents and the nine children.
They told Miriam that it was a life of hard work. They recall the arrival of electricity, radio and the neighbour’s first television set and they discussed how music was extremely important in the family and how their father ran the local dance hall.
Tunes on The Accordion
This encouraged them to learn tunes on the accordion so that they might play there.
Seamus began playing the accordion there while a schoolboy while Brendan played the drums. Their mother was a great singer.
Séamus explained how he hated farming and when his musical career took off he said that farmers didn’t consider him to be a proper farmer and musicians didn’t consider him to be a proper musician.
World of Traditional Music Mourns
As the wide world of traditional music mourns for the man so many of its inhabitants claim as a friend, the people of his area of West Kerry are bracing themselves for an influx of people wishing to express their condolences to his wife Máire and their family and extended family.
May God be good to him.
Listen to the Programme
You can hear the programme with a click on the link here.
Seamus’ Funeral Arrangements
Reposing at his home in Baile na bPoc, V92 EC61 from 2 – 8 pm on Friday.
Funeral mass on Saturday morning at 11am, followed by burial at Cill Chúáin Cemetery.
Date Published: Thursday 12th January 2023. Date of Death: Monday 9th January 2023.
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