Dedicated to the memory of Mary
This site is a permanent tribute to our wonderful mum, who was born in Irvine (Scotland) to Eileen and James Smith (both from Cavan) on 27 July, 1945. The family returned to Ireland in 1950 and settled in Kilnavarra, Cavan. Mary was the eldest of seven - Eileen (Galway), Terry (London), twins Hugh (Meath) and Sean (London), Noel (Dublin) and Kate (New York). Mary attended the St Clare's National and Secondary Schools, and achieved her Leaving Cert at 17.
She then went to Manchester where she completed her A'levels, before training as a teacher in Liverpool. She began her first teaching job in 1967 in St Peters Junior School (Halewood). During her career she went on to teach in a number of schools across Merseyside, including Holy Rosary (Aintree) and made lifelong friends along the way.
Mary married John in 1970. They bought a house in Gateacre where they lived for a couple of years, before moving to Liverpool Road North in Maghull. She had two daughters - Colette was born in 1975, and five years later Pauline arrived. They both attended St John Bosco Primary School and then Maricourt High School, before going on to graduate from university.
St Gregory the Great Parish Church has always been an important part of Mary's life. She was a regular reader and Eucharistic Minister, active member of the Union of Catholic Mothers, and enjoyed helping with the flowers. She was involved in a number of different prayer groups, including the Schoenstatt Movement, and went on several pilgrimages across Europe.
Mum was always drawn to people, and had an absolute gift for connecting with everyone she met. She had an incredible sense of fun and got real joy from life. She loved going to the theatre and cinema, a passion which she passed on to both of us.
However we like to think that she was happiest of all when we were spending time altogether - as you can hopefully see from some of the photos on this page ... We would love you to add any photos, thoughts or memories you would like to share, now or in the future x
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