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HUNDREDS of mourners turned out on Saturday for the funeral of Gort mother of six, Kathleen Rock, who tragically lost here life in a road traffic accident on Wednesday evening last.
Mrs Rock (51) died following a single vehicle accident on a minor road at Kiltiernan just off the main N18 road around 8pm on Wednesday abreaal
Originally from Ardrahan, Mrs Rock had been living in Gort for most of her life and had become a central part of the local community. She is survived by her husband Collie and their six children.
Mrs Rock was on the way to col- lect one of her daughters from Yeats College in Galway when the accident took place.
“The mood here in Gort is very sad at the moment. There is a huge outpouring of grief from the whole community to the family and friends of Mrs Rock. There is a lot of sad- ness in the local community, this has come as a great shock and the people are very saddened by it,” said Rever- end Thomas Marrinan from St Cole-
man’s Church in Gort.
Mrs Rock was the only occupant of the car and was brought to Univer- sity Hospital Galway where she died from her injuries.
According to a Garda spokesman the car overturned after crashing and finish up in a ditch.
“There was a massive turnout for the funeral, she was a very very pop- ular woman in the locality,” contin- ued Reverend Marrinan.
“She was a very popular woman and will be very badly missed. She was very well thought of here by her neighbours and all of the local peo- ple.”
Mrs Rock is the third person to die in single vehicle accidents on the roads around Gort in the last 18 months.
In April of this year a 19-year-old woman lost her life in a single vehi- cle accident near Kilchreest Castle on the Loughrea to Gort road.
In June of 2007, 20-year-old Gort man Daniel Kelly lost his life when his motorcycle hit a traffic control barrier at the outskirts of Coole Park. Mr Kelly, who has an address at Crowe Street, was pronounced dead at the scene.