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Billa O'Connell Born: December 25th, 1929 Died: September 23rd, 2021. Veteran Cork entertainer Billa O’Connell, who died recently at the age of 91, was, as his funeral mass celebrant Canon John ...
Cork remembered panto legend Billa O’Connell this week, with the Lord Mayor leading the tributes at a special performance of Cork Opera House’s panto, Nanny Nellie’s Adventures in Pantoland.
The late, and much lamented, Billa O’Connell. “It was an honour for Cork Opera House to call him one of our own”. The simple but heartfelt tribute to the late Billa O’Connell, one of the ...
Billa O’Connell being given the Freedom of the City of Cork in 2013. The entertainer has died at the age of 91. Photograph via Olivia Kelleher ...
Legendary Cork singer and entertainer Billa O'Connell is survived by his wife, Nell, their six children, their 19 grandchildren, and their 10 great-grandchildren ...
Billa O'Connell on Trom agus Éadrom in 1983 The death has taken place in Cork of legendary entertainer Billa O'Connell. The 91-year-old passed away earlier this morning.
Tributes have poured in for legendary Cork entertainer Billa O'Connell, led by the Taoiseach. A legend of Pantomime in the Cork Opera House and at other venues around the city (he made his debut ...
A HOST of Cork's top showbiz names are set to take to the stage next Tuesday night to raise funds for the ongoing treatment of a Millstreet boy born with n... Sunday, 31 March 2024.
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