GARNER , William

GARNER - Henry William Yeames  Born Bangor, October 18, 1944. Died Dublin, December 26, 2023 aged 80 years. Beloved son of the late Henry and Margaret Garner of Craigdarragh House, Helens Bay, the family home of his great uncle Thomas Workman, owner of the Belfast Shipyard, Workman Clarke, and Old Mill House Helens Bay. William was schooled at the public schools of Rockport and Campel College, Belfast and then onto Trinity College Dublin. In 1968 William married Philippa Bayliss of Mount Loftus County Kilkenny, at Castletown House County Kildare. William and Philippa lived at Castletown House and their three sons Nick, and twins James and Temple were all born and spent their early years in that great house. William's great love was Irish architecture and he wrote a number of books on the architectural heritage of Carlow, Tullamore. Kinsale, Cobh, Ennis ,Drogheda and Bray. His skilled photography is still an invaluable source for scholars and town planners alike to this day. To his sons and eight grandchildren he will be remembered for his love of camping on Gola, being a great sailor, story teller and explorer of his beloved Ireland. Funeral Service on tomorrow (Wednesday) January 17, 2024, at All Saints Parish Church, Phibsborough Road, Dublin DO7 XN20 at 1:30pm, followed by burial at Glasnevin Cemetery.