The funeral details of broadcaster and harpist Kathleen Watkins, the wife of Gay Byrne, have been released after her sad passing on Thursday - may she rest in peace
Kathleen was the wife of the late broadcaster Gay Byrne, who died five years ago. Gay was best known for hosting The Late Late Show for 37 years before Pat Kenny took over in 1999.
Kathleen's funeral notice on Rip.ie stated that she died peacefully in the wonderful care of the team at the Blackrock Clinic. "Beloved wife and best friend of the late Gay Byrne, loving mother to Crona and Suzy, adored Nana Kit to Cian, Sadhbh, Kate, Saoirse and Harry, mother-in-law to Philip and Ronan and sister of Clare, Phil and the late Jim.
"When I announced to her that I was pregnant with Cian at the time - her first grandchild - she said at that time, when I was only six weeks pregnant, that she will forever be known as Nana Kit and not mum anymore. From that day on, she wouldn't answer to anything else. "That became her life for the last twenty years - and Pigín the books were obviously a part of that - but she just adored the grandchildren."
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