A BEAUTIFUL young mum of four children who was full of life, and loved music and fashion, has been cruelly taken from her loving family and friends at just 38-years-old. Lydia O'Donoghue (née Mulqueen) of Lower Whitethorn Drive, Caherdavin, and formerly of Fairview Crescent, Garryowen, Limerick city passed away suddenly in University Hospital Limerick on Wednesday. Her removal takes place this Sunday afternoon (today) from 1pm to 3pm at Cross's Funeral Home, Gerald Griffin Street, followed by removal to Christ the King Church, Caherdavin. Requiem Mass on Monday at 11.30am with burial afterwards in Mount St. Oliver Cemetery. Lydia and husband Jonathan, who were teenage sweethearts, raised four children Jamie, aged 20, Jason, 17, JJ, 13, and Annaleise, 11. On the day Lydia passed, she reshared a video of Annaleise’s Holy Communion on Tik Tok with the lyrics, “Sometimes I just look at you and think to myself how did I ever get so lucky, I'll never know”. Her oldest son, Jamie, had arrived in Lloret de Mar in Spain to celebrate his 20th birthday on the day his mum died. “I just woke up to the call from my nana and my father. It was shocking to say the least. We immediately had to go and book flights home,” said Jamie. In paying a beautiful tribute to his mum, Jamie said Lydia’s young age made her relate to her children more but “she was always still acting how a mother should, strict the odd time and just as caring”. “She looked after us full-time but on the side she had her own freelance lash business, which she was just getting started with and was qualified for. She had been taking classes despite caring for us too,” said Jamie. He paints a picture of a woman who loved music and fashion and was always the life and soul of the party. “She was always the first up on the dance floor no matter what - wake, birthday, christening, wedding. She listened to music 24/7 and would be belting the house down with her singing. She loved artists like Rihanna, Nelly, and 50 Cent, you can tell how
'She had a huge heart': Limerick family devastated at sudden death of beloved mum Lydia, 38
