Irish dad who drowned in boating accident hailed hero for giving his life to son He gave him the best nine years of fun, memories and love and for that we will always be very thankful
08:01, 14 MAR 2021
Declan had been on the water at Ardreigh Lock beside his old family home at around 3pm on February 28 when their boat overturned. He managed to keep Aaron afloat and raise the alarm
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Locals in Athy pay respects to funeral cortege tragic kayaker this morning
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Residents of Athy are pay their respects this morning to a man whose body was recovered from the River Barrow in Athy after being missing for nearly a week.
Declan Reid, 34, was kayaking with his eight-year-old son Aaron on Sunday, February 28, when their kayak capsized near Ardreigh Lock on the Barrow. The boy was rescued from the water by a passerby who spotted them in trouble.
Declan, late of Moorefield Drive, Neilstown, Clondalkin, is predeceased by his mother Patricia.
He will be sadly missed by his son Aaron, his partner Fiona, his father Paul, sister Roisin and extended family, neighbours and friends.
The dad who drowned after a boating accident on the River Barrow in Kildare last Sunday week has been remembered as a man who gave his life so that his son could live.
The dad who drowned after a boating accident on the River Barrow in Kildare last Sunday week has been remembered as a man who gave his life so that his son could live.