Eoin’s last wish comes true: Heartbroken family publish book in honour of talented poet

Maria Murray, with her Mum Tess and brother Brian, holding her brother (the late Eoin Murray's) new book of poetry There is a Mountain. Picture Dan Linehan

“Eoin was living in the city before he died but had been visiting my parents in Carrigtwohill,” Eoin’s sister, Maria Murray said. “He was really happy and telling them about how he was going to have a book out by the time he was 30. He was really happy and so sure of himself. Our parents had already known that Eoin had wanted to be a poet but it was interesting that this was the last conversation they had.” Leanne O’Sullivan and Eoin’s former secondary school teacher, John McCarthy, assisted with the editing of the book, while writer Cónal Creedon penned the foreword.