{"id":1911,"date":"2021-06-21T12:46:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T10:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/21\/maureen-donnelly-obituary\/"},"modified":"2021-06-21T12:46:52","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T10:46:52","slug":"maureen-donnelly-obituary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/21\/maureen-donnelly-obituary\/","title":{"rendered":"Maureen Donnelly obituary"},"content":{"rendered":"

My friend Maureen Donnelly, who has died aged 71 of cancer, was a successful and creative businesswoman with socialist ideals and a belief in public service. She was also a rambler, adventurer and lover of Irish literature, and managed to be active in all these fields while also being a devoted single parent.<\/p>\n

Born in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Maureen was the daughter of Mary (nee Barker) and Frank Donnelly, and one of five siblings brought up on a modest farm nearby. After leaving St Joseph\u2019s convent school, Donaghmore, and studying maths at Queen\u2019s University Belfast, she moved to London. Asked why, she replied that as a Catholic she couldn\u2019t get work she wanted in Northern Ireland, and as a woman, she wouldn\u2019t get such employment in Dublin.<\/p>\n

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\nMy friend Maureen Donnelly, who has died aged 71 of cancer, was a successful and creative businesswoman with socialist ideals and a belief in public service. She was also a rambler, adventurer and lover of Irish literature, and managed to be active in all these fields while also being a devoted single parent.
\nBorn in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Maureen was the daughter of Mary (nee Barker) and Frank Donnelly, and one of five siblings brought up on a modest farm nearby. After leaving St Joseph\u2019s convent school, Donaghmore, and studying maths at Queen\u2019s University Belfast, she moved to London. Asked why, she replied that as a Catholic she couldn\u2019t get work she wanted in Northern Ireland, and as a woman, she wouldn\u2019t get such employment in Dublin. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My friend Maureen Donnelly, who has died aged 71 of cancer, was a successful and creative businesswoman with socialist ideals and a belief in public service. She was also a rambler, adventurer and lover of Irish literature, and managed to be active in all these fields while also being a devoted single parent. Born in …<\/p>\n

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