COLIN Farrell has been left in mourning after the death of his former Shamrock Rovers player dad Eamon.
The Hollywood actor’s dad passed away today after a long illness.
Eamon’s funeral mass will take place this Saturday morning in Ballymun, Co Dublin.
A notice on Eamon’s death said he died “peacefully, after a long illness bravely borne”.
He is missed by his wife Eileen and his children Eamon, Catherine, Claudine and Colin.
He is also missed by Rita and step-children William, Keith, Sandra, Aidan, Deboral, Ciaran and Gary.
Banshees of Inisherin star Colin was born and raised to Rita and Eamon in Castleknock, Dublin before his parents split and both remarried.
Speaking previously about his parents, Eamon and Rita, Colin said: “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.”
Eamon was a star footballer, playing with Shamrock Rovers alongside his brother, and Colin’s uncle, Tommy during the 1960s.
Eamon was part of Rovers’ 1962 FAI Cup winning team, while Tommy won the League and Cup double in 1964.
And today Shamrock Rovers FC led tributes to the former player.
They said: “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, Eamonn 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.”
Eamon’s family will bid him a final farewell on Saturday after a funeral at 10am at the Church of Our Lady of Victories on Ballymun Road.
Eamon had five grandchildren including Colin’s two sons James, 21, and Henry, 15.
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