A south Armagh man who died following a two-vehicle collision on the Dundalk–Castleblayney Road on Monday evening has been named locally as Cathal Nolan from Crossmaglen.
Cathal, who was in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, which involved a car and a van near Hackballscross, shortly after 10.15pm.
The other driver, a woman in her 20s, was taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda with her injuries are understood to be non life-threatening.
One friend described him online as a lovely man, a great character who loved the craic.
Removal from Mc Conville’s Funeral Home, O’Fiaich SQ Crossmaglen at 6pm this evening walking to his home at 71 Lismore, Crossmaglen. WAKE visiting times : Wednesday 7-9pm & Thursday 12-9pm house strictly private at all other times.
Funeral on Friday 10th April leaving his home at 10:40am (house strictly private on morning of funeral please) walking to St Patrick’s Church Crossmaglen arriving for Requiem Mass at 11am with burial afterwards in the adjoining Cemetery.
