The Late Pat Carty The unexpected death of Mr Pat Carty, Strathbeg, Rosses Point, Sligo occurred at the Beaumont Hospital Dublin on March 6th 2003, after a tragic accident. Pat was a director of the Carty Group of companies, a distinction he shared with his brothers, Aidan and the late Seamus. The Carty Group of companies is made up of P. Carty and Sons Ltd. Garrison, Carty Quarries Ltd. and Carty Contractors Ltd., Ballisodare. The original company was founded in 1939, by Patrick Carty Senior, in Garrison, Co. Fermanagh. Although involved in the business throughout his school and college years, Pat joined officially after completing university in 1965, a career he enjoyed until retiring in 2002. A civil engineering sewerage and water scheme introduced Pat to working in Co. Sligo, a place where he would set up home. In 1972, Pat with his father and brothers, had seen an opening to enter into the quarry business in Ballisodare, Co. Sligo. Trading under the name Carcrete the business expanded beyond quarrying to include the manufacture of concrete blocks, readymix concrete, etc. Pat attended St Michaels of Enniskillen and went on to graduate from Queens University Belfast. He married his wife Eileen in 1967 and they moved to Sligo in 1969. They shared a happy life together and had four children, three boys, Niall, Patrick and Edward and one daughter Emer. The relationship between the Carty family and the GAA is a strong one and can be traced back to the very foundation of the Devenish Club in County Fermanagh, where his Father was a trustee and founder member in the 1920's. Pat played underage football in the mid 1950's and in 1960 he became part of the senior panel, which won their first senior championship in that year. This was only the beginning of the glory days Pat enjoyed with the club. After his days as a player Pat never faltered in his support for Devenish both financially and as a loyal attendee at key championship matches. The Carty Group continues this fine tradition of support for the club in their continued sponsorship of teams today. The esteem in which Pat was held was clearly evident in the moving guard of honour in attendance at Garrison football grounds on the day of the removal of his cortege from Dublin to Sligo. Pat was also involved in Sligo GAA through the local junior team in Rosses Point and sponsorship at county level. It was however, going to the matches with his family that he enjoyed the most and the camaraderie with fellow supporters. During a recent match in Markeivicz Park a minute silence was held as a mark of respect on his death and to mark the support Pat gave the county during his days there. He also shared a passion for Irish horse racing and one of his recreational interests was being a member of the bloodstock syndicate, which enjoyed some success in recent times. All who knew Pat remember him with fondness, for the gentleman he was and the way he lived life to the full. He was a loving husband and Father and is sadly missed. Courtesy of the Sligo Champion July 2003 Tweet

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