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A WELL known figure around Ennis, Paddy Haren died last week, with his funeral taking place on Monday. Paddy was a very well travelled individual, who was originally from Cappalea, Kilmaley, and who had lived in Ennis for a number of years, having travelled the world as a younger man. At the time of his death Paddy was 76 years of age and had endured some poor health, before becoming ill last week. Speaking on Tuesday his niece Bridget Haren said that Paddy had travelled to a very wide away of places, and had been a carpenter for some 50 years. “He worked all over the world. He worked in the Co-op store in Kilmaley when he was around 11. Then he moved into Fawl’s Bar in town and was bartending in there. He would have emigrated to England at the age of 16. After his apprenticeship he was a foreman all over Britain. Then he went to work n …
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