16/5/2026

 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.