Adare bids final farewell to beloved ‘lordy’

HE mixed in circles with the rich and the famous but Lord Thady Dunraven was far from being a “Lord of the Manor” in his beloved Adare.

Actors Peter Ustinov and Jeremy Irons were among his friends, but the locals lovingly referred to him as “lordy”, his funeral service was told yesterday.

More than 500 mourners packed St Nicholas Church in the Co Limerick heritage village where close friend Benjamin Jellett said although Lord Dunraven knew the famous, there was nothing he liked more than talking to trainer Tom O’Connor about the price of greyhounds.