Funeral for Liam Neeson’s mother Kitty to take place tomorrow

Catherine ‘Kitty’ Neeson, nee Brown, died, aged 94 just a day before her famous son Liam’s 68th birthday.

Liam’s father Barney Neeson died in 1988.

He was originally from Annaghmore, Co Armagh and attended St John’s Primary School Eglish. The Neesons also have family in Lurgan.

Barney married Kitty and moved to Ballymena where both he and his wife worked at a local school, Barney as school caretaker and Kitty as a dinner lady.

Mrs Neeson died on Saturday at a nursing home in Ballymena, where she had been recovering from a fall several months ago.

Her death was announced that evening by Mgr Paddy Delargy at Mass at All Saints’ Church in the Co Antrim town.

Kitty Neeson will be buried in a private ceremony on Tuesday afternoon.

As well as Liam, she is survived by her daughters, Elizabeth, Bernadette and Rosaleen, and by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

The funeral is strictly private.

The cortege will leave Henry’s Funeral Parlour, Broughshane Street on Tuesday 9th June at 12.30 pm to Ballymena cemetery.

This is an opportunity for her neighbours and many friends to pay their respects and show their support for the family, while adhering to social distancing.

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