Sheila Burns

We would like to have known Sheila earlier, but the time she spent as our guest is enough to say that she was a very special person, brilliant, friendly, good-natured. We will keep forever a sweet memory of her. Rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to Emer and the Cooke family on the death of your aunt, Sheila.
May she rest in peace.

Our sincere condolences to the Burns and Cooke families. Sheila was a great friend of Bea and Jim McNeill. May she rest in Peace.

Sincere sympathy to the Cooke and Burns families on Sheila's passing, she was a genuinely lovely lady, much loved by her cousin Marion, who will be remembered with great fondness by us

Sincerest condolence to Eidin and Burns family on the passing of Sheila. May she rest in peace. RIP

Sheila, what can I say, other than you were simply the most amazing, thoughtful, extremely intelligent lady and treasured friend to me. I met her through my work locally Terenure about 10 years ago. I offered to help her carry her shopping home, which naturally was greatly resisted. Extremely independent to the last. Sheila returned the next day, with an offer of 'what can I do for you, lunch perhaps in my home'. If not lunch, 'what can I buy you'. I wondered did she like music? I loved shows. That began a friendship. I would book the show NCH monthly, collect her and have dinner first. Sheila loved the NCH. A great woman for her food. Sheila was to me like a substitute Mum. She could do the Times crossword in few mins. Read Le Monde newspaper. Fluent in many languages. I dropped in weekly and shared many chats, where she would tell me with such pride of her nieces in particular and all extended family achievements. To conclude, I would like to thank the family for giving her the greatest gift of all. You assisted her to live at home in her final years. To May and her family unit, You gave her the greatest care and love.. To them, 'Mama Sheila'. Rest now Sheila with your Lord. I will miss you. ❤️ Clare xxx

I was very sorry to hear of Sheila's passing. I worked with her for a short time in the Export Section of the Guinness Trade departnent. A very gracious who will be sadly missed by her family. May she rest in peace

Sincere sympathy to Sheila's family on her death. May she rest in peace.

So sorry to hear of Sheila's passing. She was my mother's much-loved cousin and a woman we all liked and admired. Kind, loyal, principled, intelligent and always independent-minded, she left her special mark on this world. Sincere condolences to the extended Burns and Cooke families.

Sincere sympathy to Dervila and all the Cooke family on the sad passing of your aunt Sheila. Thinking of you all at this sad time.

Sincere sympathy to the family of Sheila. May her gentle soul rest in peace.

I worked in Guinness in the same building as Sheila. It was always a pleasure to be in her company and have a chat. She was truly a Lady. May she rest in peace. My sincerest condolences to her family.

Shelia was a lovely neighbour to us and our children in Terenure. She will be missed. May she be at peace. Love from us all at No.27 ❤️

Sheila was a warm and wonderful woman. Her hospitality when my son Thomas and I were in Dublin was exceptional. We will both always hold her fondly in my memories.

Deepest sympathies to all the Cooke/Burns family on the passing of Sheila.
Thinking of you all at this sad time.
May Sheila's gentle soul rest in peace in heaven.

So sorry to read of Sheila's passing, a wonderful lady and a great long life well-lived by all accounts. Go raibh suaimhneas síoraí uirthi.

Sheila was a wonderful lady and neighbour whom we always admired when we lived next door in Kenilworth Square many moons ago.
Sending sympathy to all her family on the loss of such a great lady.
Rest in peace, Sheila

How to write a fitting tribute to my beloved aunt, Sheila Burns? The answer is quite simply that I cannot. Any tribute will fall short of expressing what a role model she was as a woman who was deeply interested in others but also wonderfully self-sufficient. How gracious, funny, bright, and capable she was. Her beautiful blue eyes and sharp intellect were with her all her life. It is such a privilege to have had her as my aunt. She was a keen linguist, speaking several continental languages and was a great speaker of Irish too, in honour of her father Martin Burns, who spoke it growing up in Belmullet. She travelled widely, and kept in touch with all the friends she met on her travels, both old and new. She knew by heart all the bus routes in Dublin, and even in her advanced age she took multiple buses daily to visit friends and relatives who needed her. She had a stellar career and always tried to help others. She was greatly admired in her work and by all who knew her. She was loyal, thoughtful, stoic (and stubborn!). She was conscientious to the core. I am sure I have missed many important things about lovely Sheila here! She was deeply fond of her extended family. She dearly loved her parents (and our dog Jeeves!). I hope that she will meet them soon again.

Deeply regret the passing of Sheila. She was a true lady and a stalwart of GWEF for many years. RIP.

We enjoyed our time spent with Sheila at many a Cooke gathering over the years. Such a wonderful strong and interesting woman with a special glint in her eye. Dublin 6 will miss you Sheila.

May Sheila rest in peace. What a role model: an interesting and interested, high engaged, working, single woman at a time when that was not a particularly easy path and was still quite unusual. Suaimhneas síoraí dá hanam dílis.

So sorry to hear of Sheila’s passing RIP. She was a true Brewery Lady. I started working in Guinness in 1970. One of my duties was supplying sales figures over the phone to Sheila each month end for Mr. Gracie. She had a beautiful speaking voice. I was in awe of her efficiency. When I got to know her, mainly through the late Ronnie Miley, she was such an interesting person. Sympathy to her family of whom she was so proud.

Anne McCafferty
Ex Guinness

Sincere sympathy to Sheila’s family. A lovely friend in GUINNESS and indeed also a friend to my aunt, Una Clarke, who previously worked there with Sheila too.

Sheila was a founder member of the Guinness Workers' Employment Fund and was a highly competent secretary and coordinator of the fund for many years, some of which I served alongside her. There were many small companies which owed their existence to her guiding and advisory skills. She also organised a Christmas Fair each December in the Bicentenary Centre for the small companies to market their products. My sincere condolences to her extended family.

So sad to hear of Sheila's passing. The world has lost a very special, kind and wise lady. I will miss you Sheila.❤️