It was love that brought Ann Cunningham to Omagh at the tender age of 18 in 1972 when she married local man Michael Kelly.

SR Deirdre O'Hanlon, from Mullaghbawn in south Armagh, devoted her life to the education of young people at the spiritual home of the Sisters of St Louis in France.

SAM McGredy was the international 'Rose King' with deep Co Armagh roots who leaves a vivid legacy of hundreds of new varieties of the iconic flower.

AS an 18-year-old finishing school in Omagh, James 'Snowball' Quinn seemed destined for sporting greatness.

AS a clerical student in the late 1940s, Fr Jim Feenan of Tullyherron, Co Armagh overcame two life-threatening illnesses to embark on a 63-year commitment as a priest in the Archdiocese of Melbourne, where he endeared himself to generations of parishioners with his work ethic, superb social skills, natural kindness and approachability.

ST Francis of Assisi said, “It is in giving that we receive.

JIMMY McLaughlin was a builder, a community leader and one of life’s great conversationalists.

IT was fitting that at the time renowned traditional fiddle player Dominic McNabb was being laid to rest in Ballycastle, musicians from far and wide were gathering in Drogheda for the annual All Ireland Fleadh.