Love A Duck

Ducks of all shapes and sizes scattered around Bray, Co Wicklow in memory of Georgia Murphy, age 13, who died following an asthma attack last week.

At Georgia’s funeral yesterday mourners were given a piece of chalk and encouraged by her parents Janet and Niall (a founder of Broadsheet) to draw a picture of a duck (Georgia’s nickname) around Bray and elsewhere (more at link below).

You can donate €2 to the Asthma Society of Ireland by texting BREATH to 50300, attaching a duck image if possible.

Ducks For Georgia (Facebook)

Janet Phillips

21 thoughts on “Love A Duck”

ProvingGround June 27, 2015 at 9:56 pm

Epic and heartbreaking.

RIP Duck

Sheila June 27, 2015 at 9:57 pm

Ah.

Sad news. So sorry for your loss.

What a lovely tribute though.

Lilly June 27, 2015 at 10:27 pm

So sad. I saw her death on the newspaper yesterday, it said following a tragic episode and I wondered what that might have been. So frightening for all concerned. RIP.

Momo June 27, 2015 at 10:46 pm

An amazing little lovable duck

Colin June 27, 2015 at 10:54 pm

Number to donate should be 50300. RIP Georgia

ahyeah June 27, 2015 at 11:14 pm

So sorry. Very cool gesture.

inotherwords June 28, 2015 at 12:12 am

Heartbreaking. So sorry for your loss

Rose June 28, 2015 at 12:26 am

Ahh, what a lovely way to remember at such a horrible time. Quack

Draxx Ltd II June 28, 2015 at 1:50 am

Very sad and a lovely way to remember her.,

The Dude June 28, 2015 at 6:16 am

Very sorry to hear of the death of the poor girl, a beautiful way to pay her tribute. May she rest in peace.

Draxx Ltd II June 28, 2015 at 9:10 am

I live in Bray and will look out for any ducks.

AG June 28, 2015 at 9:37 am

Beautiful idea, so sorry for your loss

Joe the Lion June 28, 2015 at 9:39 am

How beautiful

And to think everyone here was saying yous were all gone the pub

Janet, I ate my avatar June 28, 2015 at 10:50 am

So sorry for your loss.

Anne June 28, 2015 at 11:23 am

Very sorry for your loss.

Jesus, I was watching something on asthma recently.. Not sure which Irish channel it was, or what programme.. but they were saying how prevalent it is and how serious.
Must have been something to do with this –
http://www.rte.ie/news/player/2015/0505/20773584-world-asthma-day/

Anne June 28, 2015 at 11:30 am

It was TV3 Ireland AM highlights I think..
http://www.tv3.ie/ireland_am_video.php?locID=1.65.74&video=79326

They were showing the different inhalers.. and asthma spacers.