Quigley, Col Eamonn
May 11, 2010The death occurred late last year of Col Eamonn (Edmund) Quigley of Collage Park, Newbridge after a short illness. In his 87th year, he was the eldest son of the late Edward and Annie Quigley, Larkfield, Carlow, where Eamonn lived until he joined the Cadets' Military Collage in the Curragh in 1943.
During his army career he served in Cahir, Athlone, Finner Camp, Donegal and Collins Barracks, Dublin.
In 1960 he was operations officer with the 33rd battalion, Congo (Zaire), Africa. He served with the Military Observer Mission in India and Pakistan in 1966. He was Deputy Chief of Staff, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon in 1980.
His sporting achievements were varied, playing inter-county hurling for Carlow as half-forward in 1942, 1943 and 1947 and was part of the Western Command, all-army champion team in 1948 and 1952.
His sporting achievements were not confined to hurling, Eamonn competed successfully at golf, rugby, soccer, cricket, pole vaulting and javelin on various army teams during his posting around the world, including playing hockey with the Indian army in the Punjab in 1966.
He was a keen fowler and a life member of the Inland Fisheries Trust. After retirement from the army he became secretary of the Curragh Golf Club.
A true Christian, in every sense of the word, he had a great belief in the power of prayer and had special devotion to the mother of God.
Dearest of all to Eamonn was his family; his wife Gertie (Newbridge), sons Brian and Eamonn and his daughters Anne O'Brien, Rosemary Sayers (Dublin) and Paula Comerford. He will be sadly missed by his adoring grandchildren and sons-in-law. He was predeceased by his brother Liam(Carlow) and Seamus (Bray) and his sister Patty Dalton of Goresbridge, while he is survived by Peter (Duleek) and his sisters Stella Meade, Delma Byrne and Therese Jackman (Carlow) and Ina Broughall (Blackrock, o Louth), nieces, nephews and many friends.
Courtesy of the Nationalist
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