I couldn't believe it when I heard, nor when I attended the funeral and I haven't yet really taken it in. He was a man who had given a great deal to traditional singing in Sligo, in Ireland as a whole and to Comhaltas and had a great deal more to give. I have been heartened to hear that others will carry on his work with the monthly song gatherings in Ballinacarrow and through the festival he started. May they serve as his memorial. I will miss his work and I will miss him as a friend.