Pierce Hickey - RIP.

Sad news with the passing of a lovely man, Pierce Hickey. He was admired by all who knew him. His funeral was held in Skibbereen on 9th April and attended by his many friends from around the county. He will be sadly missed by us all in Cape Clear. Only last year he could be heard playing his trumpet in the club while Fionnghuala sang - a real triumph and a privelige to hear pierce play and Fionnghuala sing.

I met Pierce for the first time when I visited the island back in 2002. Pierce was doing a little gardening at his house up the Glen and stopped to talk to us, I was on a day trip with Sinead. He regaled us with his love of Cape and it was this meeting that encouraged us to swap our life in an English city and move to the island. We will always be thankful to Pierce for his kind words and taking the time to stand and talk -  a true gentle-man.