Brendan McManus – An Appreciaton

As many of you may already know, Brendan passed away quietly on 1st December, sitting in his favourite chair at home with his little dog at his feet.

Brendan was a treasured honorary treasurer of MMRA since 2002. Imagine, 21 years as a volunteer looking after the accounts of MMRA with dedication, honesty and with tremendous integrity. He was a very private person, and a total professional in all his dealings with the association. At meetings he listened with great patience to all the issues being discussed at length. He knew the constitution inside out so when he aired his opinions, they were always taken very seriously. Deadlines were always met with no rows, loss of temper or tantrums but with quiet efficiency. His body language told it all if he disagreed with any issue. He would put down his pen, sit back in his chair and fold his arms! Brendan was annoyed! He attended every meeting, AGMs, emergency meetings re planning over the years. Thus he proved to all, his dependability, reliability and gained respect from all who knew him over many years. He had a tremendous generosity of spirit, knew what was the right thing to do, to say, could see the qualities of others. But, he also could make it clear in his own way , that he did not suffer fools lightly! Brendan was a volunteer who became a backbone of our community. Someone who gave his time, expertise and skills towards the common good. He was someone who put a great deal back into society. Brendan put a great deal back into Mount Merrion. His legacy will have a lasting effect on us all.

It is hard to believe that the forthcoming AGM will be the first in over 20 years without his calming presence. We will miss him greatly!

To his wife Mary, his children Jean Marie, Gavin and Derek, his beloved grandchildren and all his extended family, we extend again our deepest and sincerest condolences.

Kate Canning
President

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Mount Merrion is a suburban estate in South County Dublin developed on lands once the seat of the Viscounts Fitwilliam. Centred around the Deerpark, a public park first landscaped by the 5th Viscount, and the remains of the house he built there in 1711, Mount Merrion today is generally considered to be bounded to the North by The UCD campus at Belfield, to the East by the N11 and Booterstown and Blackrock, to the South by Stillorgan and Kilmacud, and to the West by Goatstown and Clonskeagh.  *Lower Kilmacud Road residents on the right-hand-side from Stillorgan Shopping Centre, odd numbers 103 to 167, including 111a, are within Mount Merrion demense.  The Mount Merrion Residents Association, founded in 1935, is the oldest residents’ association in continuous existence in Ireland. It represents the following roads:

  • Callary Road
  • Cedarmount Road
  • Cherrygarth
  • Chestnut Road
  • Clonmore Road
  • The Close
  • Cypress Road
  • Deerpark Road
  • Foster Avenue
  • The Fosters
  • Glenabbey Road
  • Greenfield Road
  • Greygates
  • Iris Grove
  • Lower Kilmacud Road (partial)
  • Mather Road North
  • Mather Road South
  • Mount Anville Road
  • North Avenue
  • Owenstown Park
  • Redesdale Crescent
  • Redesdale Road
  • The Rise
  • Roebuck Avenue
  • St Thomas Road
  • St Thomas Mead
  • South Avenue
  • Sycamore Road
  • Sycamore Cresent
  • East Avenue (Sycamore)
  • Thornhill Road
  • Trees Avenue
  • Trees Road Lower
  • Trees Road Upper
  • Wilson Crescent
  • Wilson Road
At its peak, Mount Merrion rises to 82m (269ft) above sea level.