Funeral to take place of Maureen Walsh, mother of Louis Walsh

Olivia Kelleher

The funeral will take place on Thursday of Maureen Walsh, the mother of former X factor judge and Boyzone manager Louis Walsh.

Mrs Walsh (94), of Church Street, Kiltimagh, Co Mayo, died on Monday. She was predeceased by her husband Frank, her daughter Catherine, her parents Martin and Delia, her brother Sean and her son-in-law Pat O’Connor.

She is survived by her adult children – Evelyn, Louis, Paul, Frank, Eamon, Padraic, Joseph, Noel and Sara – along with her son-in-law and daughters-in-law, her 20 grandchildren, her two great-grandchildren, her siblings Anne, Christeen and Martin, extended family, nieces, nephews, neighbours and a wide circle of friends.

Her funeral will take place at 12pm on Thursday at the Church of the Holy Family, Kiltimagh.

Mrs Walsh spent the last decade of her life at Attracta’s Nursing Home in Charlestown, Co Mayo. She is remembered locally as having been the warm-hearted head of a large and close family.

She worked for many years with Western Care in Ballinamore and had lived with Alzheimer’s disease for over a decade.

In 2014 Louis Walsh told the Irish Independent that he was very close to his mother whose motto was “your health is your wealth".

He added that Maureen had advised him to be “nice to people” and to “enjoy life".