Colin Farrell’s dad Eamon Farrell has died at the age of 83 after a long illness.
The former Shamrock Rovers footballer died ‘peacefully’ with his family by his side in Beaumont Hospital on April 9, the death notice announced.
It continued: ‘Beloved husband of Eileen, loving father of Eamon, Catherine, Claudine and Colin and beloved brother of the late Tommy, Maureen and Sean.
‘Sadly missed by Rita, step-children William, Keith, Sandra, Aidan, Deborah, Karl, Ciarán and Gary, grandchildren James, Ellen, Henry, Stella and Oscar, in-laws and partners, nieces, nephews, relatives, neighbours and friends.’
His funeral mass will be held on April 12.
Speaking of growing up, Colin previously said of his parents: ‘I was the baby, so I got away with more. My parents weren’t as hawkeyed with me and I think my older brother got the brunt of it and my sisters a little less.’
Eamon played for the Shamrock Rovers in the 1960s, during which time the team won the 1962 FAI Cup, while his brother Tommy also played.
Shamrock Rovers paid tribute to Eamon on social media, sharing a photo of him wearing his Rovers jersey and writing: ‘Eamon joined Rovers in 1960 at 18 years of age from the famous schoolboy nursery club Home Farm.
‘A half back who was a minor and schoolboy Ireland international, Eamon played alongside his older brother Tommy during his time at Milltown. Both were on the team that beat Shelbourne in the FAI Cup final in 1962 played in front of an attendance of 32,000.’
Actor Colin once told US chatshow host David Letterman that his teenage dream was to follow in his dad and uncle’s footsteps.
‘I played until I was about 15 and I thought it was what I wanted to do. And then I realised I’d do something less meaningful – like acting,’ he said.
This year Colin mentioned his dad while collecting the best male actor gong at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for his role in The Penguin.
‘My mom, Rita, my dad, Eamon, and the two people in my life who have made my life so much more special and so much more meaningful, so much more joyful than I ever truly thought possible – my son James and my son, Henry,’ he said.
Previously Colin talked about his parents and childhood, as per Daily Mail: ‘I was the baby, so I got away with more. My parents weren’t as hawkeyed with me and I think my older brother got the brunt of it and my sisters a little less.
‘They will all tell you I had the easiest time, but I don’t think it was because I was the favourite, I think just as a result of my parents’ fatigue!’
Colin also previously spoke of his dad’s football career, explaining: ‘My parents were both originally working class, but we were middle to upper class.
‘Dad played football till he was 26 or 27; after that he owned a fish-and-chip shop by a golf course, The Little Chip Inn. Honest to God. He never let us forget the wit of that.
‘Then he had a restaurant. He has a health-food store in Dublin called Down To Earth.’
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