Kenneth W. Nicholls,

May 26, 2025


The death has occurred of 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.
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.

Arrangements

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
Personal messages of condolence may be left in the link on Rip.ie