Baltinglass said a fond farewell last week to a local couple Sean and Brid O Toole who died within hours of each other.
There was a sombre mood in the town on Wednesday (13th) for the joint funeral of Sean and Brid O Toole, who both passed away due to Covid-19.
Sean died peacefully on Sunday, January 10 at the age of 97 in the care of Baltinglass Hospital. Brid (95) passed away on Tuesday, January 12, at Baltinglass Hospital, hours before Sean s funeral had been due to take place. They lived together and died together. The loss will fade, but their love story will remain, said Martin O Toole, one of the couple s two sons.
Tributes pour in for Wicklow couple in their 90s who died within hours of each other
Updated: 13 Jan 2021, 23:04
TRIBUTES have poured in for a couple in their 90s who died within hours of each other.
Brid, 95, and Sean O Toole, 97, both died in Baltinglass Hospital in Wicklow.
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Brid O Toole passed away on January 12 Credit: RIP.ie
According to local reports, Sean owned a grocery shop while Brid was a teacher. The pair married in 1958.
Sean also served as treasurer and president of Baltinglass GAA Club, with the club paying an emotional to him.
They wrote on social media: It is with great sadness and regret that we have learned of the sad passing of our Club President Sean O Toole.