Ned O'Sullivan (Fianna Fail)

I did not have the pleasure of working here with Senator Willie Farrell, but I did know him as a voter, when he used to come to Kerry at election time, and I found him, as did everybody else, a pleasant and charming man and most interesting company. He used to play a bit of golf in Ballybunion; I am not certain whether he had relatives in that area, but he used to go there quite a lot. I am in the menswear business, and he used to come to me for his golf gear. He always got great value but, of course, it was the number one he was really after. He was a lovely man. My cousin, the late Kit Ahern, served with him for a period; she certainly served with Mattie Brennan, of whom she always spoke highly. When I went on the road myself and found myself in Grange, he could not have been kinder. He brought me straight to Councillor Patsy Barry and did everything he could to shorten my road.

I have nothing further to add to the lovely tributes that have been paid, but this will be a great record for his family and his grandchildren in the future.