St Catherine’s Cemetery walking club offers comfort to Cork mourners facing daily grief
The grieving process would be too much too bear, were it not for the support and camaraderie of St Catherine’s Walking Club. Its members tell Sarah Horgan their stories
From left: Members of the affectionately nicknamed St Catherine’s Cemetery Walking Club, John Long, John Dorgan, John O’Callaghan, and Denis Murphy, share a moment of companionship on a park bench in the cemetery in Kilcully. Picture: Chani Anderson
Denis Murphy’s powerful singing voice cuts through the stillness of St Catherine’s Cemetery on what might otherwise be an uneventful morning.
He performs like nobody is listening, despite a slew of visitors to the graveyard on any given day. The devoted widower remains unperturbed by the puzzled glances from passing strangers. He had serenaded his wife Nora all her life and death is no different.
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