Terry was a man of keen intellect who had a passion for Gaelic games
Saturday, July 24, 2021
The late Terry Shaughnessy
THE rural area of Knockindrane, Garryhill in Co Carlow lost a well-known and popular member of the community with the passing on Friday 2 July of Terence (Terry) Shaughnessy. Aged 83, Terry had farmed at Knockindrane for the past 58 years, carrying on a mixed enterprise of livestock and tillage. He had been hospitalised for almost seven weeks before his death.
Terry was born into a farming background at Ballywilliamroe, Bagenalstown in February 1938, son of Terence and Annie (née Nolan) Shaughnessy. Terry took over the farm at Knockindrane, where his father was born, following the death of an uncle, Sylvester Shaughnessy.
There was relief all round in Dublin Airport as people left stranded in Britain because of the travel ban enacted over the weekend began return- ing home for Christmas on government-chartered flights.
Saphron Werfelli went to London to visit her brother with her mother Caroline and son Alex (7).
âWe went over with the best of intentions for Christmas, intending to stay for four or five days. But we got an awful shock when everything was cancelled,â Ms Werfelli said. âItâs a bit of a disaster so close to Christmas. My seven-year-old was with us so we didnât know if Santa would know where we were. We were trying to organise contact with the elves to make sure they knew where to bring the presents.â
Waiting at home
Ms Werfelli fiancee, father and sister were waiting at home in Limerick, and would have been âheartbrokenâ if the family did not make it home.
Emotional scenes at Dublin Airport as over 350 stranded Irish people arrive home from UK after cancelled flights
Many were left hoping for an opportunity to get home and for those that managed to nab seats
22/12/202 Caroline Werfelli, left, Saffron Werfelli and Alex Shorten (7) from Limerick returning to Dublin Airport Ireland on a repatriation flight from Stanstead Airport in the United Kingdom.. (Image: Collins Agency, Dublin)
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