Doctor Des Mahon 04.10.22 - 13.11.87
Des Mahon was the ninth child of Joseph Senior and the seventh with his second wife Minnie. He had a twin brother called Kevin Dominic who died shortly after being born. Des also went to school in CBS Omagh. Des went on to train as a doctor in University College Dublin and worked all his life as a GP in Belturbet, Co. Cavan. He married Mary Moore from Castlegregory, Co. Kerry with whom he had 5 children Michael, Joe, Maíre, Don and Éimear. Des was killed tragically in a car accident on his way to pick up his son from the Dublin bus. He had been delayed by an emergency call to attend a severely ill patient.
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