O'Shea home fire rebuild fund

On Tuesday 25th April 2017 the thatched home of Jamie, Leela, Molly, George, Harry, Alfie and Lucy O’Shea burned down in the townland of Emil between Mooncoin and Piltown in south Kilkenny, Ireland.  The fire started around 9pm and thankfully no members of the family were hurt.  The fire was attended by both the Waterford and Kilkenny Fire Services but despite 4 fire crews attending the house could not be saved.  


The fire is a disaster for all the family, particlularly for the parents who had built their life in the south east of Ireland since returning to live in Ireland in 2007.  

Since Ireland's economic crash of 2009 dad, Jamie (49), has commuted to work in construction in England in order to support his family. 

The children lost everything in the fire including clothes, shoes, toys, teddys, books, games and sporting trophies and medals. Lucy, who was just 7 in April, lost all her birthday presents in the house fire.


The kids had recently been helping to build a home office so that their dad could spend some time working from home. It is heart breaking for the entire family who have worked so hard to now have to start again.


It is ironic that eldest daughter Molly, who recently travelled with the Hope Foundation to Calcutta in India where she helped orphaned and homeless children, has now found herself without her own home in Ireland.

Through the generosity and help of family and friends the O'Sheas are now in temporary accomodation in Waterford.

Their friends and community have now established this appeal to help the O'Sheas to rebuild their home and their lives.