16/5/2026
It is with
great sadness that we mark the passing of Pádraig Fogerty, RIP, who left
us yesterday. For many of us, the memories go right back to the early days of
Fogerty’s small butcher and grocery shop — you’d walk in to find Sheila Ann
at the counter and Pádraig at the butcher’s block, both serving the good
people of Waterville and the surrounding areas with warmth, respect, and hard
work.
In the years
that followed, their dedication and community spirit built Fogerty’s Centra,
a cornerstone of village life — and the rest, as they say, is history.
Now, you
might ask what Fogerty’s has to do with fishing reports. Well, we Currane
anglers owe Pádraig a debt of gratitude. Whenever one of us was lucky enough to
land a Specimen Sea Trout, there was only one place to go: Fogerty’s. If
memory serves, they weighed more specimen Sea Trout than any other shop in
the history of Sea Trout fishing. That alone secures Pádraig’s place in the
folklore of Lough Currane.
On behalf of
the Currane anglers, and the good people of Waterville and the surrounding
areas, we extend our sincere sympathies to his beloved wife Sheila
Ann, son Patrick, daughter Hazel, daughter‑in‑law Maura,
and his adored grandchildren Millie, Louise, Laura, Grace, Chloe, and Jamie.
We also remember his sisters Ann and Lucille, his brothers‑in‑law,
sisters‑in‑law, nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, cousins,
neighbours, and his wide circle of friends.
Rest in
Peace, Pádraig. A
gentleman, a community man, and a quiet part of Currane history.
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