Kilcock PP's sudden death

The death occurred suddenly on Sunday of Fr Patrick Joseph (PJ) Byrne, parish priest of Kilcock and Newtown Parish.

He is deeply regretted by his brothers and sister, Peadar, Liam, Mary (Townsend) and Martin, sisters-in-law Jessie and Marie, brother-in-law Martin, nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives, Most Rev Bishop Denis Nulty, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, fellow priests, his housekeeper Liz Byrne, the parishioners of Kilcock and Newtown Parish and a large circle of friends.

Fr PJ's remains will arrive at St Coca's Church, Kilcock on Thursday February 11th at 7pm, where he will lay in repose until prayers at 10pm. Concelebrated Funeral Mass takes place on Friday February 12th in St Coca's Church at 12 noon. Burial afterwards in Tinryland Cemetery, Carlow, arriving around 4pm.