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A list of some of the recorded deaths in Carlow November 1954

Rev. Brother T.L.O'Connor, a member of the Christian Brothers Secondary teaching staff died during a hurling match at Dr. Cullen Park. He was buried in the Monastery Burial Plot on the Dublin Road.

Patrick O'Brien, a native of Kiltegan , aged 14, had just finished a game of hurling in Knockbeg College, Sleaty when he was taken ill and died a few minutes later. Survided by his parents Charles and Mrs O'Brien, Knocklisher, Kiltegan, Co. Wicklow.

Mary Snoddy of Blackbog, Carlow, wife of Tom Snoddy, died sudden leaving six young children. A native of Myshall, she is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs James Smithers of Shangarry, Myshall.

Captain Henry A. Bruen. The death occurred on Friday 12th November of Captain Henry Arthur Bruen, Oak Park, Carlow. The late Captain Bruen was educated at Eton and was a graduate of Sandhurst, the Military College. In 1907 he was gazetted to the 15th Huzzars and served with the Cavalry Regiment during the 1914-18 World War. He afterwards returned home to farm the extensive Oak Park estate which, as a model of good husbandry bears the imprint of his orderly mind and progressive methods. He was considered an authority in all branches of agriculture. He gave good employment to a large staff , many of whom are housed on the estate. He served as a member of the Committee of the Royal Dublin Society for many years and was associated with the old Carlow Show Society. Captain Bruen was a member of the Kildare Street Club, Dublin and the Cavalry Club of London. He was President of Carlow Golf Club. He is survived by his wife and Daughter, Mrs Patricia Boyse, Slaney Lodge, Enniscorthy. The remains were removed from St. Brigids Hospital to St. Mary's Church on Saturday. Following a Service the funeral took place to the family burial place on the Oak Park estate, an unfinished temple some distance from the house. The plain oak coffin was carried from the church to the motor hearse by employees. The funeral proceeded at walking pace where the coffin was transferred to the house and a further Service was taken. The coffin was then transferred to a farm drea and drawn by a farm horse to the burial ground.

The attendance included:
Commander Martin Bruen R.N.	Commander C. Skrine,
Lord and Lady Kildare,	Lt. Colonel Rupert Beauchamp Lecky,
Lord Rathdonnell,	Major Bishop,
Sir Standish and Lady Roche,	Captain H.C.P. Hamilton,
Viscount de Vesci, Sir Walter Couchman,	Major Stanley Barret,
Lt. Browne-Clayton,	Lt. Colonel Archibald Macalpine-Downie,
General Sir Charles and Lady Broad,	Mr Hope Bagenal,
Baron de Roebeck,	Captain J.B. Blackett,
Sir Thomas Butler,	Dermott McMurrough-Kavanagh,
Countess Fitzwilliam,	Mrs Olive Hall.
General Dennis,	Isobel Lecky-Watson.
Captain John Rochfort,	Colonel J. Farrell,
Captain Oliver Hardy	Colonel K. Alexander,
Eustace-Duckett,	Major H. Bramwell,
Robert Harvey-Eustace,	Major John Alexander,
Brigadier and Mrs Booth,	Major Bishop,
Colonel William Duckett,	Mr Patrick Governey,
Colonel. and Mrs E. Pike,	Chairman of Carlow Urban Council. Dr Joseph Kelly, Carlow,
Commander Denis Pack-Beresford,	Mr M Ruddle, Provincial Bank,
Colonel Philpotts,	Mr P. Atcheson, Bank of Ireland, etc, etc, etc....
Colonel Mitchell,

The above is a true and accurate transcript of the original document.

Transcribed by Mary Corcoran from Nationalist reporter's notebook November 2009. and Submitted by Michael Purcell