Tributes as mother of seven laid to rest

The endless energy and determination of a mother who died suddenly two weeks after the birth of her seventh son was remembered at her funeral yesterday.

A teacher at Eyeries National School on the rugged Beara Peninsula, Colleen O’Leary brought her new baby Colm, born on Nov 2, to school to meet her pupils just days before she died.

Her mother Monica Polly, a retired teacher, paid tribute to her daughter at St Kentigern’s Church yesterday, describing her as kind, vivacious, and full of energy, stubborn and determined.