| I was in Rathcooney Cemetery recently. Among other things, I was looking to photograph the headstones of Seamus Murphy and came across this in the newer part of the graveyard. I was struck by the message. It definitely left an impression with this reader that Louie Rickard was very happy to depart this life when the time came. I don’t think I have ever heard of life being called a ‘snare’ previously. The cemetery caretaker advised that she was a famous author. As a fellow north-sider, I had never heard of this former Montenotte resident, I was intrigued. The internet provided answers and some connections. Wikipedia did provide quite a bit of information including details of some of the many books but it also included a photograph of a picture which I had spotted a while back on a tweet from Jean Prendergast. Seemingly, the picture by Mantania, The Last General Absolution of the Munsters at Rue du Bois, includes Louie Rickard’s husband on horseback. Once more – joining the dots of information… | IN LOVING MEMORY OF LOUIE RICKARD WHO DIED AT MONTENOTTE 27TH JANUARY 1963 The snare is broken and my soul is set free  |
