Seamus Kennedy - 1978 Ras Winner - R.I.P.

Pablo Rubio

Just heard the sad news that Seamus passed away. Condolences to his Family, Friends & loved ones. May he rest in Peace

feck sake lads

ah thats sad sorry to read that he could certainly ride a bike.

sy

Hadn't been well for some time. Very sad. Absolute gentleman and class cyclist. He will be sadly missed by the cycling community. Condolences to his family. RIP Seamus

uberwolf

Legend, joined him on many training spins when I was a junior and he always had time to spare. I was only asking after him last week. RIP.

velopeloton

I had the good luck and honour to be in the same club as Seamus. When I was starting racing he was a great help, he knew everything about racing. Seamus always had good advice and would be the first to help out the young riders in the club. In his early 50's he was still handing out hidings to lads half his age.

He was a fantastic racer on the bike, but more importantly off the bike he was an absolute gentleman.

This photo is from the 1999 Dunboyne 3 day.

morana

yeah he will be sadly missed. A great man who always had time for everybody else.

ixus

A close friend of one of his son's. Sad times.

Irish cycling loses a legend with passing of Rás winner Seamus Kennedy

Irish cycling loses a legend with passing of Rás winner Seamus Kennedy
Posted on: May 7th, 2012 by Editor

In his pomp: Seamus Kennedy takes the 1978 Rás, may he rest in peace



It is with deep regret that we bring to you the news of the passing of one cycling’s favourite sons, former Rás winner Seamus Kennedy.

A Navan Road Club stalwart for many years, Seamus was known to anybody who raced a bike in Ireland in the modern era. He passed away peacefully this afternoon at the Mater Private Hospital in Dublin after battling illness with great dignity.

Seamus, or Kenno as he was known to his countless friends in the sport, will perhaps be best remembered for his win in the Rás in 1978.

But to think of him in those terms alone would be to miss the essence of the man.

He was a born competitor and won many big races well into his 40s, having been a former road race national champion when still at the height of his powers.

He continued to ride in open races and later in IVCA events as he got a bit older and the competitive flame inside him never dimmed.

He won the Rás while riding for Kerry, his dad’s county. He was persuaded to join the men from the Kingdom for the 1978 edition by his good friend Gene Mangan.

We’ll bring you more on the great man in coming days when we speak to some of those who knew him best.

We understand Seamus’s removal mass will be on Wednesday from his home in Kilcloon, Co Meath, followed by burial on Thursday.

However, those details are not absolutely confirmed yet and we will bring you the definite funeral arrangements when we get them.

We would like to extend our deepest sympathies to Seamus’s family, especially his sons and daughters, and to his many friends in the cycling community across the country.

Eamonnator

Seamus was a fierce competitor, in the very best sense of the term, on the bike, and a gentleman off it. He will be sadly missed.
May he rest in peace.

fat bloke

RIP

bal1000

R.I.P Seamus

gman2k

RIP Seamus.
I, like some others here had the privilege of sharing miles on the road with him (albeit for me back in the late 80s).
He will be sadly missed, and condolences to his family.

wav1

RIP to a legend of his time.One of the most clever riders ever.

gman2k

Seamus Kennedy takes the 1978 Rás


Funeral Details

Removal to his family home in Kilcloon (Between Dunboyne & Maynooth) on Wednesday where Seamus’s remains will be reposing from 6.00pm followed by a wake overnight.

The Funeral Mass will take place at 11.00am on Thursday morning in Kilcloon Church in Co. Meath.