Curran, Jim
July 14, 2010A wealth of local knowledge was lost with the passing of Jim Curran, of Hayestown, Taghmon.
Jim, aged 83, passed away on June 17 last after a period of ill-health, which he bore with great courage.
Born in 1926, Jim was the eldest of Patrick and Margaret Curran's eight children. The family lived at Dungeer, Taghmon.
He excelled at hurling and football in his youth. He played minor hurling with Glynn in 1942, but it was with Camross that he spent his lengthy playing career after graduating from the underage ranks.
Jim was a wing forward in hurling and the free-taker, which regularly saw him top the scoring charts, while he played in the half back line in football.
He was a member of the Camross teams that won the Junior hurling and football double in 1949, while a year later Jim was on the Wexford Junior football team that played in the Leinster Final.
Jim married his beloved wife Mary Kate Murphy in 1952 and moved to Hayestown, Taghmon, where he worked hard farming until his retirement.
His religion was very important to him and he said the Rosary on a daily basis. He was also a lifelong Pioneer.
He enjoyed horse racing and regularly attended Bettyville Park for the Wexford Races and Point to Points throughout the region.
Jim was blessed with a brilliant memory and could recall events from many years ago in great detail - particularly GAA matches from the 40s and 50s, both local and inter county.
His home was a regular port of call for historians wishing to avail of his excellent recall of events from bygone days. Jim loved when visitors called to his and Mary Kate's home, where they were always assured of the warmest of welcomes.
An avid reader, Jim possessed a sharp mind along with his vast reservoir of knowledge and was a very good conversationalist.
Jim's Requiem Mass was celebrated at St Garvan's Church, Caroreigh, on Sunday, June 20. He was laid to rest in Whitechurch Cemetery.
He was provided with a guard of honour by former team mates and members of Taghmon-Camross GAA Club, wearing the green and white of Camross.
Jim is sadly missed by his loving wife Mary Kate, his brothers Jack, Paddy, Mick and Tom, his sisters Liz, Madge and Maureen, his many nephews and nieces, to whom he was very close, his extended family and friends. May he rest in peace.
Courtesy of Wexford People
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