Martha Nolan, 33, a fashion designer and entrepreneur originally from Carlow, was found unresponsive at Montauk Yacht Club in East Hampton on August 5 and was pronounced dead at the scene after emergency responders and police arrived. Ms Nolan had lived in the United States since 2015 but maintained strong ties to Ireland. Her funeral mass at The Cathedral of the Assumption in Carlow town drew voices with both Irish and American accents. Personal items placed beside her coffin included her brand East x East, a tin whistle, Irish and American flags, a passport and a copy of St. Martha's prayer. She was remembered as loyal, supportive and full of life, and her partner recalled how she lit up every room and put loved ones first.
During her funeral mass today at The Cathedral of the Assumption in Carlow town, voices with both Irish and American accents echoed around the church - a testament to the lives Ms Nolan touched, both sides of the Atlantic. Despite her ambition and success in America, Ms Nolan never forgot her Irish roots. Placed next to her coffin was her fashion brand and legacy, East x East, alongside a tin whistle - two symbols representing two very different chapters in Ms Nolan's life.
An Irish and an American flag were also placed beside her coffin by her loved ones, a tribute to a "short but packed life" spent in Ireland and then America. Accompanying the two flags was a passport, symbolising Ms Nolan's love for travel and adventure, along with a copy of St. Martha's prayer, which Ms Nolan's mother Elma, said every Tuesday. Ms Nolan was born on a Tuesday and passed away on a Tuesday.
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