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April 03, 2007
Death of Kildare Sportsman, 1903
An article from the Kildare Observer of March 1903 concerning the death of Robert Brereton of Kildare.Kildare Observer 14/3/1903
Death of Mr. Robert Brereton
Kildare.
Sportsmen throughout Kildare and the adjoining counties have heard with sincere regret of the death of Mr Robert Brereton, which took place at his residence, Friarstown, Kildare, on Monday last, after a comparatively short illness. Deceased, who was Master of the Kildare Harriers for a considerable number of years, and was ardently devoted to all branches of sport, and was most popular with all classes of the community, and his demise at the early age of 41 years is universally regretted. The remains were interred in St. Brigid’s Cathedral, Kildare, on Wednesday.
The chief mourners were:-Mr. Henry Brereton (brother), Messrs Brereton, Wexford (cousins), J E Dunne, Southgreen; R Kingston.
Amongst the general public were-Col Butler, Rev Fr O’Reilly, C C; Dr Power, F R C S; Capt Butler, Prov-Marshal, Curragh; Rev F Murray, C C; Messrs Isaac Gibson, T H Griffin, V S; G B Langran, V S; C Byrne, Co C; P J Doyle, J P, E Conlan, J P; T Cullen, M Dawson, J Shelly, Co C; J Sunderland, Co. C; H O Odlum, Rathangan; - Kerr, Rathangan, J Connolly, Co C; J Nooney, Co C; P Conlan, Youghal; P McCormack, R W Goff, M Bowe, Mgr Hibernian Bank, Newbridge; T I Llewellyn, Newbridge; W P Waters, Curragh; A Newson, Hibernian Bank, Kildare; J T Heffernan, Secretary Kildare County Council; E W Cuthbert, C P S; Dr Rowan, C Heffernan, etc.
The Burial Service was read by the Very Rev the Dean of Kildare.
[compiled and edited by Mario Corrigan]
An article from the Kildare Observer of March 1903 concerning the death of Robert Brereton of Kildare.
Posted by mariocorrigan at April 3, 2007 11:32 PM