MRS E J O'REILLY, SYDNEY

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 29, 16 July 1903, Page 19

MRS E J O'REILLY, SYDNEY

We (Sydney ' Freeman's Journal ') have to chronicle the death ol one ol the oldest and most respected members of New town parish, Mrs. Elizabeth Josephine O'Kcilly, wile of Mr. Peter O'Reilly, headmaster of St. l'etci 's public school (and cousin of the Right Rev. Mgr. O'Ueilly, of Thames). The dec-eased lady was a native ol Newcastle, Limeuck, D eland, and came to Australia about 11 j cai s aigo. She was mairied at Moruya in \XiY2 and Ironi that time till about 11 >enrs ago assisted her husband at the various schools of which he had c huge IVmg a lesident of New town !oi over a qua i tor of a century she had indeaied J'eiself to nwiiv fi fends The deceased l.uh who was- in the (i3id year of her age, was the niTvtbei ol d\e >~ons amd iive daughters. Four of her sons sui vive her, the eldest (John de Lacy, hari lster-at-!aw) hay ing died m IK9I, and at whose 1 eaily demise noneial leu ret was lelt and deep sympathy expressed at the tune Two daughters survive her, one of whom, ,I()m]'liiiic, the gifted contialto. is widely known Mrs. O'lleillv was vevv chat itable in a quiet way, always leaclv to assist any benevolent movement, and the poor who appealed to her for help never went empty-handed au,i\ A Solemn Requiem Mass was offered tor the repose of her soul by Father She) id. in, the body having bom bioiig'ht to the church Many of her former pupils ,ni(l nun) s\ mpathismg friends assisted at the Solemn (Minos As the hndv left the church the liov. Father Pov, bn<; 'who zealously attended the deceased in her illness)" 1 said the Otiue appointed for that occasion, and both Ri v Fatheis attended the funeial, and said the solemn piuvcis at the grave —R.l P.