ON March 8th, John Anthony Cogan passed away peacefully in the North West Hospice in Sligo after a prolonged battle with cancer. Members of the Irish Draught Society joined with the local community, to form a guard of honour to line the roads to the church in Ballyrush.

If it wasn’t for the Covid-19 restrictions, his farewell would have been a three-day event to give him the send-off he deserved as many have a story to tell of some good turn John A did for them.