Death occurs of renowned West Cork auctioneer Charlie McCarthy 

Mr McCarthy was at forefront of sector in West Cork for over half a century

Charlie McCarthy and Maeve McCarthy at the celebration of 50 years of the business in 2018. Mr McCarthy died on Saturday. Picture: Emma Jervis 

The death has occurred of renowned Cork auctioneer Charlie McCarthy, who died at the weekend after a short illness.

Mr McCarthy was the founder of Charles McCarthy Estate Agents & Valuers at Bridge Street in Skibbereen in 1968, and was a renowned figure nationally in the business, as well as an expert in the trade in West Cork. The business continues to be at the forefront of the business in the South-West, with Charlie's daughter Maeve and Sean Carmody now directors of the firm.

Mr McCarthy died on Saturday at the Bons Secours hospital in Cork city. He is survived by his wife Noreen and his children Eimear, Charles, Maeve, Claire, and Conor; his grandchildren; and his sisters Kathleen Kielthy, Eileen Byrne, and Mary Crowley.

Mr McCarthy will repose at his home at 65 North Street, Skibbereen on Monday from 4pm to 7pm. His funeral will arrive to St Patrick’s Cathedral, Skibbereen on Tuesday October 27 at 12 noon for mass at 1pm. 

"Charlie was a familiar face across West Cork for decades. Many of you will have met him at a viewing, in the office in Skibbereen, or simply stopped for a chat with him on the street," a tribute on Charles McCarthy Estate Agents & Valuers social media said.