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The sudden death has taken place of
Michael Flynn,
Bundiveen.
Michael, better known to many in the community as “Mick Yank”,
died unexpectedly in
his home on Thursday, April 24.
He was 81 years of age.
Born in April 1933 Mick was the second of the five children of Stephen and Mary Flynn.
He
attended national school in Tarmon NS.
Then, like so many of the young men in the
area,
he went to work in the mines at the age of 14.
Having spent about ten years there, he decided to go to Australia,
in those days a
very long journey that took weeks travelling by ship.
But the mining must have been
in his blood, for he ended up working
in uranium mines all across Australia.
In all,
he spent about 5 or 6 years working in Australia.
When he returned from Australia, his travelling did not end.
He spent another 5 or
6 years working in London,
firstly as a building labourer
and then working in the Ford
car factory at Dagenham.
When he returned to Bundiveen he went back to work the mines.
He stayed there until
ill-
Side by side with his interest in the mining
was his interest in the little bit of
farming.
Like so many others, he kept a few cows, he saved his bit of hay and,
above
all, he enjoyed going to the mart.
Only on Monday last he had bought a cow and calf
at the mart in Manorhamilton.
He also enjoyed the marts for another reason.
At the mart he would meet people and
he enjoyed having the chat and the banter with them.
And he was a man who really enjoyed
talking with people,
whether it be at the mart or over a pint or two in the local
pubs.
Again, only the night before he died, he was out for a few pints to celebrate
his 81st birthday.
Mick was a man who kept himself up to date in current affairs
and he enjoyed the debates
and the discussions about farming, about politics, whatever.
And he also enjoyed
listening to traditional Irish music.
Mick Flynn was a hearty, good-
who enjoyed a good laugh with his friends.
Many
people will remember him as a decent, likeable character.
In his own quiet way, he
was a generous man
who was good to his friends and helpful to his neighbours.
Mick is survived by his sister Bea in Rhode Island
and by his brother Stephen in London.
Following the Requiem Mass in Tarmon on Sunday, April 27,
Mick was laid to rest
in
the family plot in Curraghs Cemetery.