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O’Loan: Death of two pillars of Ballycastle community

SDLP North Antrim MLA Declan O’Loan said that Ballycastle has lost two of the pillars of its community in one week, in the deaths of Tessie Bakewell and Marian Black.

Sun 21st February

Marian Black was the mother of SDLP Councillor Catherine McCambridge.
 
Declan O'Loan said: “The congregations which packed St Patrick's and St Brigid's Church in Ballycastle on Saturday and Sunday which is evidence of the high regard in which Tessie and Marian were held. 

 

 

“They both had large families and a very wide extended family in the neighbourhood.  Those families will miss them very much, but will look back on lives richly and generously lived. 

 

“I extend my sympathies to the entire family circles and in particular to my colleague Catherine.
 

“Councillors Madeline Black and Orla Black also extended their sympathy to their friend and colleague on Moyle District Council, and to the entire Bakewell and Black families."

Declan O'Loan

Councillor Declan O'Loan

Email declanoloan@gmail.com
Tel 07764 220 533

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