‘Her dreams became my dreams’: Thomas Moran on his late wife Ciara Mageean
Thomas Moran shared a heartfelt tribute to his late wife, Irish Olympian Ciara Mageean, who passed away from bowel cancer. He celebrated her resilience and the life they built together.
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The husband of the late Olympian Ciara Mageean has described her as “the epitome of the Irish warrior spirit” who had become “in a way Ireland’s daughter”.
The 34-year-old athlete died from stage four bowel cancer earlier this month .
In a post on Instagram, Thomas Moran said he had tried to think of how best to describe his feelings and how to capture their lives together in just a few short words.
“So rather than a message filled with sorrow or sadness, I want this to be one of pride. I’m proud of every second I got to spend alongside Ciara in this world.”
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