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By Alexandra Ryan and Christopher McQuinn MARION Ryan (née Kelly), the longest-living resident of Tullow’s Abbey Street, passed away peacefully in Four Ferns…

Larry Roche, Billy Roche and Pierce Turner at Jem Roche’s grave at Crosstown Cemetery But his childhood offered no indication of what was to come. The first of five children born to John and Mary (neé Moran) Roche, Jem attended the Christian Brothers School where a passion for another sport was nurtured. An enthusiastic and skilled gaelic footballer, the teenager became a member of the Young Irelands Gaelic Football Club and would go on to win a provincial title with the Selskar-based team. ...

Larry Roche, Billy Roche and Pierce Turner at Jem Roche’s grave at Crosstown Cemetery But his childhood offered no indication of what was to come. The first of five children born to John and Mary (neé Moran) Roche, Jem attended the Christian Brothers School where a passion for another sport was nurtured. An enthusiastic and skilled gaelic footballer, the teenager became a member of the Young Irelands Gaelic Football Club and would go on to win a provincial title with the Selskar-based team. ...