Ballymaloe founder to be laid to rest

Myrtle Allen, founder of the world renowned Ballymaloe House in Co Cork, will be laid to rest tomorrow following a Quaker ceremony.

Mrs Allen, 94, passed away at Cork University Hospital on Wednesday following a short illness.

She was predeceased by her husband Ivan and is survived by her six children, more than 20 grandchildren and an even larger number of great-grandchildren.