The late Packy Holmes – part of life and living in Mullingar

The death notice for Packy Holmes states that he died peacefully this week and that his funeral Mass will take place in The Cathedral of Christ The King Mullingar on Wednesday morning. Other than that it says little about the man that everyone knew and loved and was so much part of life and living around Mullingar for most of the last 98 years.

According to Packy himself “The stage never leaves your blood” and he knew better than most, for he held centre stage in most of Mullingar’s theatrical endeavors over the best part of the past 70 years. He went to his first performance in The County Hall with his mother when he was just three and a half years old.