1947 - 2021 (~ 74 years)
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Name |
Marguerite Donoghue |
Nickname |
Pieg |
Birth |
ca. 1947 |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
21 Jun 2021 |
Falmouth, BARNSTABLE, Massachusetts [1] |
Person ID |
I73337614 |
King/Roy |
Last Modified |
26 Dec 2022 |
Family |
Roger Henri Gamache, b. 12 Oct 1955, New Jersey |
Notes |
- Brian Boru Pipe Band Takes Second Place At NH Competition
The (Cape Cod) Enterprise, September 22, 2017
The Brian Boru Pipe Band of Falmouth at the 42nd annual New Hampshire Highland Games. The group placed second in its division. More than 30 pipe bands were in attendance at the event, held September 15 through 17.
The Brian Boru Pipe Band of Falmouth has returned from the New Hampshire Highland Games, where it placed second in its division, among the 15 bands competing. The band, under the direction of Pipe Major Roger Gamache of Mashpee, was also awarded the Most Improved Band in its division.
One of the largest Scottish festivals in the country, the NH Highland games features top Scottish bands, Highland dancing and cuisine, athletics and other cultural attractions. One festival highlight is the pipe band competition with more than 30 bands from the US and Canada competing. The bands perform together in a ceremony called massed bands to open the games before the competition.
The Brian Boru band was formed in 1998 by Roger Gamache and his wife, Peg Donoghue. It has traveled to Ireland several times, competing in the All-Ireland Pipe Band Competitions, and performed at the Rose of Tralee Festival in County Kerry. The band also performs at local Falmouth events, such as Veterans Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July parades and at St. Patrick?s Day celebrations throughout New England.
The band will celebrate its 20th anniversary next year and is inviting anyone interested in learning the pipes or drums to join its fall classes, which are being formed. The band teaches for free and practices at Waldorf School in Cotuit on Thursday nights at 7 PM. To join the band, call 508-685-9606.
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Family ID |
F4706 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
18 Nov 2021 |
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| Death - 21 Jun 2021 - Falmouth, BARNSTABLE, Massachusetts |
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- [S5] Obituary.
Marguerite "Peig" Sears Donoghue
Mashpee - Marguerite "Peig" Sears Donoghue, 73, of Mashpee, passed away unexpectedly at Falmouth Hospital on June 21, 2021. She was the beloved wife of Roger Gamache and daughter of the late James and Frances Donoghue.
Peig graduated from Holoyke High School in 1965. She received her Associates Degree in graphic arts from Paier College of Art in New Haven in 1967. She worked in Medical Billing for local physician's offices on Cape Cod for many years. Peig enjoyed music, photography and art. She also loved to travel, especially with her husband Roger to Ireland. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and will be dearly missed by all who loved and knew her.
Peig was the Founder of the Brian Boru Pipe Band of Falmouth which she took to Ireland twice to compete in the All Ireland Pipe Band Contest. She was an accomplished bodhran player and played in many Traditional Irish music sessions in Ireland with top Irish Musicians in Clare and Kerry during her 20 years of traveling to Ireland. She also played with groups here on the Cape in Chatham and Falmouth.
In addition to her husband Roger of 19 years, Peig is survived by three children Erin Germain of Harwich, Matthew Germain of Labelle, FL, Michael Germain and wife Jessica of St. Petersburg, FL, two step children, Jeanne Botello of Falmouth, Michelle Strassel and husband Bill of Sandwich, eight grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Patrick's Church 511 Main St. Falmouth, Ma on Thursday July 1, 2021 at 10:00am. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to MSPCA of Cape Cod, https://www.mspca.org/adoption-centers/cape-cod-adoption-center/.
For online guestbook and directions please visit www.chapmanfuneral.com.
Posted online on June 26, 2021
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