Cluain Álainn is a stone-fronted detached house in the townland of Foilnamuck (named after the cliff of the pig, apparently, rather than the blood thereof) near Ballydehob in West Cork. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments.
“Clarissa spent all of her short life at Foilnamuck, and in her three-and-a-half years on this Earth brought great joy, great happiness, not just to Martin and Rebecca's life but to the lives of all the people who met her.” He went on to say: “God ...
Also present was Mr McCarthy's only sister, Hester O'Brien, and her husband, Billy, along with their two nieces, Rachel and Lisa, as well as other relatives and friends from Ballydehob where Mr McCarthy had grown up on the family farm at Foilnamuck.
Martin McCarthy with his daughter Clarissa (3) 5 Martin McCarthy with his daughter Clarissa (3) The Mc Carthy family home in Foilnamuck, West Cork. Inset, 3-year-old Clarissa McCarthy Rebecca McCarthy with daughter Clarissa Clarissa McCarthy The ...
Long-time friend Paddy Sheehan, the former West Cork TD, said Rebecca was the love of Martin's life. “She had been on a hiking holiday around Ireland and had arrived in West Cork. She strolled down the roadway to Foilnamuck in Ballydehob and came into ...
She strolled down the roadway to Foilnamuck in Ballydehob and came into Martin's yard at the family farm where he had been raised. “Martin turned round to see her. He fell in love right away. I know they were always very happy together and their little ...