Mayo GAA are very saddened to hear of the passing of Pierce Higgins.
Pierce will be sadly missed by his heart-broken wife Clare, his children Erin and Ellie, his parents Pete and Kay and his brother Keith, Keith's partner Teresa, niece Ivy Marie, mother-in-law Noreen, father-in-law Peter, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, relatives and his wide circle of friends.
A proud Ballyhaunis clubman and a winner of 14 club county titles with Ballyhaunis GAA. Pierce also represented Mayo with distinction over a fourteen-year career winning 2 National Hurling league titles and an All Ireland Junior title in 2003. Pierce is the brother of Mayo Hurler and former Mayo footballer Keith Higgins.
Reposing at Donnellan's Funeral Home Clare Street, Ballyhaunis on Sunday from 3pm to 6pm. Funeral arriving to St.Patrick's Church Ballyhaunis on Monday morning for funeral Mass at 11am with burial afterwards in the local cemetery. The Mass can be viewed live on Ballyhaunis Parish Webcam. House private please.
Family flowers only, donations to the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association or Mayo/Roscommon Hospice