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Dónall Farmer pictured at the funeral of Glenroe actor Mick Lally min 2010. Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Dónall Farmer - who played Fr Tim Devereux on Glenroe - dies aged 81

Dónall is survived by his wife Eileen and children Orla, Catherine and Dónall.

IRISH ACTOR DÓNALL Farmer has died aged 81. 

Dónall was widely known for playing the priest Fr Tim Devereux in RTÉ’s long-running drama Glenroe. 

Originally from Blackpool, Co Cork, Dónall first joined RTÉ Television in 1964.

He was sent to the BBC for training as a producer and a director and went on to direct over 50 episodes of 60s and 70s soap opera the Riordans before becoming Head of Drama for RTÉ in 1971.

He was most known for playing Fr Tim Devereux on Glenroe, which ran from 1983 to 2001. 

Dónall also acted in many theatre plays, radio dramas and TV roles in both English and Irish. He was twice a winner of a Jacobs Radio and Television Award.

He was also a former member of the Abbey Theatre and helped found the Everyman Theatre in Cork.

Dónall is survived by his wife Eileen and children Orla, Catherine and Dónall. 

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    Dec 6th 2018, 12:31 PM

    RIP, takes me back,9 o’clock.bed.school in morning.

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    Dec 6th 2018, 12:58 PM

    “Small oloroso, thank you Teasy”. RIP.

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    Dec 6th 2018, 1:00 PM

    Well Holy God! , thats another tractor stopped dead from a full rev, with PTO on.. abandoned in the middle of the drills, loader up, doors open.

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    Dec 7th 2018, 12:08 AM

    @Joe Clery: Not a smarty pants comment from me but could you please explain what you wrote for those of us who don’t have a clue?

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    Dec 6th 2018, 1:22 PM

    Get up the yard Benji …

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    Dec 6th 2018, 2:38 PM

    @Rodney Williams: different program!! :-)

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    Dec 6th 2018, 5:08 PM

    RIP. So many of the cast of Glenroe have pass away over the last few years.

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    Dec 6th 2018, 10:35 PM

    @Do the Bort man: And so have alot of people who weren’t part of the cast…. trend? Conspiracy?

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    Dec 6th 2018, 12:37 PM

    Shite!!!
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