John McMullen

[Administrator]

Would anyone know of anyone in the Republic of Ireland possibly with maritime connections that could attend an old sailors funeral ?

A NURSING home is trying to find the family of an elderly man who died over the weekend.

John McMullen passed away at Connolly Hospital in Dublin on Saturday.

The 87-year-old, who is believed to have relatives in Co Derry, was a resident of Moyglare Nursing Home in Maynooth, Co Kildare.

“The only known information on John McMullen, 87, is his date of birth was September 25, 1928, he was previously a sailor and also had links with Coleraine, Co Derry.”

The funeral would be in Maynooth, Co Kildare. It would be sad for the chap to be buried without someone to say farewell.

Anyone with or requires information is asked to contact Moyglare Nursing Home on 01 628 9022 or Reilly’s Funeral Directors at 045 868 230.

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[Administrator]

Mr. John McMullen:

John’s funeral is to take place on;

Tuesday, 16 February, at 10am.

In St Mary’s Church in Maynooth, Eire.

Followed by burial in Laraghbryan Cemetery.

Appreciated if anyone in the:

Dublin / Maynooth / Co. Kildare areas,

could attend this old sailors service and burial.

[Administrator]

Sailor, John McMullen. RIP

Update: latest news that I am receiving from Ireland.

Members of groups representing retired sailors and seamen are also expected to be present to pay their respects.

Just in:

A large turnout with guard of honour:

There was a great turnout of locals, retired defence forces did a guard of honour. Lovely choir.

Wonderful service. Mothers with babies and toddlers here and a fair number of young people too. They sang “We will raise him up on eagles wings...” White flowers were on his pale coloured coffin. The defence forces stood to attention. The people who had looked after him read and offered prayers of the faithful. A great send off for a man with no known relatives.

The funeral cortège is approaching the graveyard in wild winds and starting to rain.

I am so pleased to have helped in a small way. Keith

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Crowd of up to 300 attend funeral of man who had no visitors for five years in nursing home

An incredible congregation of up to 300 people today turned up to pay respects to a man they never knew.

Retired sailor John McMullen (87) died in Moyglare Nursing Home in Maynooth last month after having no visitors in five years.

The nursing home issued an urgent appeal to find relatives of the deceased man but it's understood nobody came forward.

KildareNow readers were touched by the case and hundreds of them turned up at the funeral in St Mary's Church in Maynooth today.

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[Mary]

I attended the funeral of john McMullen today after seeing how he had no known relatives. I would like to find relatives of his but I don't know where to start. It was a very nice service today for a man who nobody knew but strangely I felt like i did know him. I want to help in any way I can!

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RE: I attended the funeral of john McMullen today after seeing how he had no known relatives. I would like to find relatives of his but I don't know where to start. It was a very nice service today for a man who nobody knew but strangely I felt like i did know him. I want to help in any way I can! Mary.

Hello Mary,

Thank you for posting. Thank you for attending, your condolences and expressing your wishes to help further.

I do hope you will look in again and see this. Perhaps you could e.mail me at: [e-mail] with John McMulen RIP as the title.

I would imagine many have taken a look at finding out more. I did all that I could initially, then as the funeral neared worked more on people attending but, will now be continuing to find more on the man. I would be pleased to work with you on this.

Regards Keith.

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