Frances Treanor (Beckon), née McKenna (Oiney), of Derrykinnighbeg, Emyvale, who died in a two-vehicle collision on the N2 at Broomfield last Thursday, was laid to rest on Monday, 26 October, after Requiem Mass in the Sacred Heart Church, Carrickroe. Her parish priest described her as "a woman ahead of her time".
Mrs Treanor, who was in her 70s, was a passenger in a car involved in the crash at about 10:10am on Thursday, 22 October. She was pronounced dead at the scene. We reported the collision and the Garda appeal here.
A visit to Carrickroe that morning
The Anglo-Celt reported that Mrs Treanor had visited the same church with her daughter Áine about an hour before the crash. The two were on their way to a hospital appointment at the Mater Hospital in Dublin. Áine, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, attended the funeral Mass. The driver of the other vehicle, a man in his 50s, was taken to hospital and Northern Sound said he is still recovering.
Tributes
Mourners heard about her work ethic, her time working in New York, her years as a bookkeeper and her ten grandchildren. A book and a Truagh flag were among the symbols brought to the altar. Parish priest Fr John Flanagan called her "a woman ahead of her time".
She is survived by her husband Dermot, her daughters Aileen McBride, Bronagh Treanor and Áine Rice, and her sons Donal, Ciaran, Cormac and Pauric.
Garda appeal and road deaths
Gardaí are still asking anyone who travelled on the N2 at Broomfield between 10am and 10:30am on 22 October and has camera or dash-cam footage to contact Castleblayney or Carrickmacross Garda Station, or the Garda Confidential Line.
The Anglo-Celt said there had been one road death in Monaghan this year before last week's crash, compared with four in 2025. Nationally, 152 people had died on Irish roads by 23 October, up from 139 at the same point last year.
