Christopher (Christy) McDaid, Bundoran, Co. Donegal and Dublin, on 26th February 2025.
Christy passed away after a short illness bravely and courageously borne with his soulmate and best friend Mirette by his side, having been in the excellent care of Professor Orla McArdle and her team at SLRON at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
Predeceased by his parents William and Mary Ellen, his brother and sister, Charles Joseph and Mary Patricia, who both died in infancy, and by his brother Bishop Emeritus Liam MacDaid.
Christy was a former and retired teacher at Presentation Brothers N.S. Glasthule and Willow Park School Blackrock.
He was Founder and Leader of Willow Wheelers Cycling Club. He will be greatly missed and forever remembered by his cycling and missionary communities in Dublin, Africa and Brazil, also by his cousins and extended family and by his wide circle of friends and former colleagues.
May Christy Rest in Eternal Peace
Commemorative Mass at 11:30am Saturday 1st March at Church of the Assumption – Booterstown, Dublin followed by drive-through Willow Park School and Blackrock College.
Mass can be viewed live on www.booterstownparish.ie
Funeral prayers at Breslin's Funeral Home, West End, Bundoran, Co Donegal F94E92F on Monday morning 3rd March at 11.20am followed by removal to arrive for Funeral Mass at 12 noon at the Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea, Bundoran, Co. Donegal, followed by burial at St. Ninnidhs Cemetery, Newtown, Bundoran."
Funeral Mass can be viewed live on www.magheneparish.ie
Donations in lieu of flowers in memory of Christy to the Willow Wheelers Charity: https://willowwheelers.club/christy-mcdaid-rip/