Kenneth W. Nicholls

Kenneth W. Nicholls, Templemartin, Cork, (formerly of Bray, Wicklow), on 25th May 2025, peacefully, in his ninety-first year, in the tender and loving care of Bantry General Hospital, in the presence of his cherished friends. Kenneth, eminent historian, formerly of History Department, University College Cork, and Director of Cork Animal Care Society, was the beloved son of the late George and Kathleen Nicholls. Deeply regretted by his friends, kind neighbours, colleagues, former colleagues and students, and his cats.

 

Visitation in Fitz-Gerald's Funeral Home, Macroom (P12 KX79) on Tuesday (27th May) from 6.30pm to 8.00pm followed by Funeral Service. Burial on Wednesday (28th May) at 2pm in St. Colman’s Cemetery, Macroom.

 

No flowers please, donations if desired to Cork Animal Care Society

https://www.idonate.ie/donate/cause/corkanimalcaresociety

 

We would like to thank the staff of CareChoice Clonakilty and Bantry General Hospital for their kindness and support and wonderful care given. Personal messages of condolence may be left in the link below.

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Pied Beauty Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889)

Glory be to God for dappled things –

For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow;

For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim;

Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches’ wings;

Landscape plotted and pieced – fold, fallow, and plough;

And all trades, their gear and tackle and trim.

All things counter, original, spare, strange;

Whatever is fickle, freckled (who knows how?)

With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim;

He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change:

Praise him.