Ó Rócháin ‘a man of great vision and great courage’

THE late co-founder of the Willie Clancy Summer School, Muiris Ó Rócháin was yesterday described as “a man of great vision, great courage, but a very humble man”.

Ó Rócháin ‘a man of great vision and great courage’

At the packed funeral Mass for the 67-year-old Dingle native in Miltown Malbay yesterday, Mr Ó Rócháin long-time friend Harry Hughes told mourners that Muiris’ death “leaves a grievous void but leaves behind a lifetime of remarkable achievement”.

Celebrating the Mass, Canon Seamus Mullen said “the people of Miltown Malbay and traditional musicians across the country owe an eternal debt of gratitude to Muiris”.

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