The Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Patrick Connor Scarteen has opened an online Book of Condolences for the late Nobel laureate and peacemaker, John Hume.
Cllr Connor-Scarteen said that John Hume made an immense contribution to peace on the island of Ireland and that he was pleased to afford the people of Kerry the opportunity to express their sympathies and share their messages on Mr Hume at this sad time.
The online Book of Condolences can be accessed via the Kerry County Council website,www.kerrycoco.ie
RIP John Hume
But he saw it through without complaining
For deep inside was a burning pride
For the town he loved so well