JOHNSTON, Margaret

This was published in the following publications on 17.12.2019:
Irish Times

JOHNSTON, Margaret (née Maguire) (Mervue, Galway) - December 13, 2019, peacefully, at Galway Hospice. Beloved wife of Andy, treasured mother of Andrew, cherished daughter of the late Leo Maguire and Cecilia Maguire (née Mac Menamin) and dearest sister of Elizabeth, John and Helen. Reposing at the Church of the Holy Family Funeral Parlour, Mervue on Friday, (December 20) from 5.30 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. Cremation Service at Mount Jerome Victorian Chapel on Saturday, (December 21) at 3 p.m. Family flowers only, please. Donations, if desired, to Galway Hospice. 1 Across. “You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.” (6, 5)

JOHNSTON - (née Maguire) Margaret (Galway and Dublin) (December 13, 2019). On Margaret's first anniversary her husband Andy and son Andrew, together with her sisters Elizabeth and Helen and brother John, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews and cousins, fondly recall and celebrate her memory. We thank all the many friends, neighbours and carers who were such a support in her final years and illness; the staffs of UHG, Bon Secours and the Galway Hospice; Helen, Charles, Katie and other carers; Drs Cashman, Mullane and Waldron and the many wonderful nurses and medical support staff; Holy Family Church in Mervue, Mount Jerome Cemetery and O'Flahertys Funeral Directors; Mary Murphy and Tom McCann; Natasha Tighe, Niall Coakley, Christopher Ellis. We thank all the many friends, neighbours and former colleagues who expressed their sympathy, support and fondness in so many ways. Margaret's fine spirit will always brighten the lives of those who knew and loved her.

Thanks to the human heart

by which we live,

Thanks to its tenderness,

its joys, and fears,

To me the meanest flower

that blows can give

Thoughts that do often lie

too deep for tears.