Lives Remembered: Reflections and memories of Lord Henry Mount Charles
In the week that saw Lord Henry Mount Charles laid to rest here are some of the major pieces by John Donohoe and Ann Casey carried in this week's Meath Chronicle.
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Lord Henry Mount Charles was a visionary with a generosity, charisma and resilience that endeared him to admirers across the generations.
"It wasn't an easy ride," Henry Mount Charles told the RTE documentary of his life broadcast last Christmas. "I've had good times, I've had bad times, I got to know the dark side of myself, I battled with my demons - on occasions my demons won. But the show went on, and the rest, as they say, is rock and roll history." READ ON....
‘There was always a great buzz around the Slane concerts’ - Gardai remember Henry's 'can-do approach' to famous gigs
An Garda Síochána in Navan has had a long association with Henry Mount Charles through the policing of the concerts at Slane Castle.
Their involvement goes right back to the first concert in 1981 headed by Thin Lizzy.
Supt Ronan Farrelly worked at every Slane concert since 2000 – initially in his previous role attached to the Garda Press Office, and then when he moved to Navan in 2008.... READ ON...
'He was adamant that enough was enough'... Mount Charles remembered for supporting bypass of Slane village
Lord Henry Mount Charles has left and extraordinary legacy to this country in making his family home one of the most iconic rock concert venues in the world said the Cathaoirleach of Meath County Council and Slane public representative, Cllr Wayne Harding. READ ON...
Lord Henry’s passion, courage, and rebellious Rock N' Roll spirit shaped not just a place, but a legacy
Just before Robbie Williams took to the stage at Slane in 1999, Henry Mount Charles, accompanied by his ‘bodyguard’, head gamekeeper on the estate, Dermot Shevlin presented him with a bottle of holy water. Not to sprinkle on himself. But to drink. READ ON...
'Some man for one man'... Slane bids farewell to Lord Henry Mount Charles
Lord Henry Mount Charles was "some man for one man" his funeral service in St Patrick's Church Slane was told today.
The funeral of Lord Henry, the 8th Marquess Conyngham, was presided over by Canon John Clarke with Rev Pat Ryan, Minister Navan Union of Parishes and Slane PP Fr Richard Matthews.
His daughter Tamara told the congregation he "fought for so long to stay at the party, that all we can do now is party on his memory." READ ON...